POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby constitute

and appoint Ronald D. Mc Cray, Timothy C. Everett, Bradford L. Bates,

Cametra A. Thompson and John W. Wesley, and each of them, with full

power to act alone,his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full

power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and

stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and acknowledge Forms 3, 4 and 5

(including amendments thereto) with respect to securities of Kimberly-Clark

Corporation (the "Company"), and to deliver and file the same with all

exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, to and

with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the national securities exchanges

and the Company pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, granting unto

said attorney-in-fact and agents,and each of them, full power and authority

to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be

done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could

do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact

and agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes,

lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned agrees

that each of the attorneys-in-fact herein may rely entirely on information

furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to such attorney-in-fact.



The validity of this Power of Attorney shall not be affected in any manner by

reason of the execution, at any time, of other powers of attorney by the

undersigned in favor of persons other than those named herein.



The undersigned agrees and represents to those dealing with any of the

attorneys-in-fact herein that this Power of Attorney is for indefinite

duration and may be voluntarily revoked only by written notice delivered

to such attorney-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of February

2006.







                               /s/ Marc J. Shapiro

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                               Marc J. Shapiro