[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 119 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1688]
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              CONGRATULATIONS TO EVELYN AND LESTER BURTON

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 10, 1998

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Evelyn and Lester Burton, 
who are being honored at a Gala Celebration by the Michigan Region of 
the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science on 
September 10, 1998.
  The Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel is one of the world's 
foremost centers of scientific research and graduate study. Indeed, 
humankind has benefited from the Institute's advances in methods of 
fighting disease and hunger, protecting the environment, harnessing 
alternative sources of energy, and developing advanced technologies for 
science and industry.
  Evelyn and Lester's commitment and dedication to the ideals of the 
Weizmann Institute have been invaluable. Working behind the scenes, 
never seeking the limelight, they have been an important part of the 
Institute's progress. Together, they have hosted scientists in their 
home, organized science forums in the general community, and 
facilitated in fund-raising for the Institute.
  I met Evelyn and Lester Burton more than forty years ago when we were 
active in establishing the Berkley Council for Better Schools, an 
organization founded to preserve and maintain the highest educational 
standards in the Berkley School District. In the following years, they 
have both gone on to serve in organizations, the National Multiple 
Sclerosis Society and others too numerous to mention, but always 
working to make this world a better place.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Evelyn 
and Lester Burton, two private people who have untiringly promoted the 
public welfare. I wish them, their children and their grandchildren, 
good health and happiness as they continue to lead such exemplary 
lives.

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