[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E530]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            IN HONOR OF FRANKLIN PERRY GOULD'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. JAY W. JOHNSON

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 31, 1998

  Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Franklin 
Perry Gould of Crivitz, Wisconsin on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
  Mr. Gould was born on April 21, 1908 in Marinette, Wisconsin. His 
father, B.P. Gould, operated a logging camp in the white pine forests 
of northern Wisconsin, a thriving business. Mr. Gould attended Crivitz 
High School, where he played basketball and graduated as Valedictorian 
in 1928.
  Despite the hardship of the Great Depression, Mr. Gould was able to 
attend Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and there he received 
his undergraduate degree in 1932. After college, he returned to Crivitz 
and started a business as a land surveyor.
  In his long career, Mr. Gould served as the charter president of the 
Wisconsin Land Surveyors, which was organized in 1956. He also served 
as the president of the Wisconsin Towns Association, Chairman of the 
Town of Stephenson, and as a member of the Marinette County Board for 
12 years.
  During World War II, Mr. Gould moved his family to Sturgeon Bay, 
Wisconsin, where he helped the war effort by building ships.
  After retiring from land surveying, Mr. Gould worked with his son, 
Donald Franklin, as a home builder. Even in retirement, Mr. Gould still 
visits home building sites whenever possible.
  Everyone who has the pleasure to know Mr. Gould agrees he is a kind 
and noble gentleman who has no equal when it comes to honesty, 
integrity and perseverance. Today we pay tribute to him for all he has 
given to his family, his friends and his community for these 90 years.

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