[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E534]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HAPPY 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM QUESENBERRY

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                          HON. CHRISTOPHER COX

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 15, 1996

  Mr. COX of California. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in celebration of 
the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William Quesenberry of 
Coral Gables, FL.
  Bill, a graduate of Shenandoah Junior High and Miami Senior High, 
first met Mary Belle Gardner when she was a wintertime resident of 
Miami Beach. Bill courted Mary Belle throughout high school and his 
days at the University of the South at Sewanee, TN. On April 13, 1946, 
Bill and Mary Belle were married on a beautiful, sunny day in 
Nashville, TN.
  After college, Bill flew in World War II as a naval aviator. Upon 
returning from the war, Bill followed his father's footsteps into the 
wholesale grocery business. As a wholesale grocer, Bill provided 
consumers with a wide variety of products and competitive retail 
prices.
  Bill and Mary Belle share a joy of traveling that has led them across 
the globe. Their sense of adventure has taken them to the frozen land 
of Antarctica, a far cry from their home in sunny Coral Gables, and 
even beneath the surface of the sea itself--Bill and Mary Belle are 
accomplished scuba drivers and snorkelers.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of their children and grandchildren as well as 
their many friends, I wish Bill and Mary Belle a happy golden wedding 
anniversary in the hopes of many more to come.

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