[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 50 (Wednesday, April 29, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO BAND DIRECTOR EDWARD FULTON

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                         HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 29, 1998

  Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join 
me in honoring Mr. Edward Fulton, a dedicated teacher in O'Fallon, 
Illinois in my Congressional district.
  Mr. Fulton serves as the band director and music instructor at Marie 
Schaefer Junior High School. He and his wife, Karen, live in O'Fallon, 
where they raised their daughters. For twenty-seven years Mr. Fulton 
has been a dedicated teacher, helping hundreds of students appreciate 
music, learn their scales, and have confidence in themselves.
  Over the past two decades, Mr. Fulton has earned many honors. At the 
beginning of his teaching career, his skill with children was already 
apparent which is why the O'Fallon Jaycees named him ``Outstanding 
Young Educator.'' Over the years, he has been named as an outstanding 
community leader, and an outstanding educator in his county and the 
southern portion of Illinois. He served as an officer on the Board of 
Directors for the Illinois Music Educators Association and has served 
as a conductor and judge for numerous band and music festivals. It is 
apparent that Mr. Fulton is active in his community.
  What is most obvious about Mr. Fulton is his love of teaching and his 
commitment to his students. As O'Fallon prepares to name a junior high 
school after Mr. Fulton, I want to join the community in thanking Mr. 
Fulton for his dedication and for sharing his gifts with the many 
children who filled his classroom.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Edward 
Fulton for the example he has set for us all.

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