[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 107 (Friday, July 27, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING WATSON ``MAC'' DYER OF CAVE SPRING, GA

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 27, 2001

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, much has been written in recent 
years concerning the meaningful contributions made by those men and 
women who have fought for this great country, especially those who 
served during World War II. We are rapidly losing those who fought so 
gallantly and much can be learned from these soldiers, described as 
``The Greatest Generation.''
  One member of that generation is Mac Dyer of Cave Spring, GA. He will 
be 100 years old today, July 27, 2001. Born to Joseph Albert and Nina 
Collins Dyer in Union County, Georgia, in 1901, Mac has fond memories 
of growing up in the country. He remembers helping his father make 
sorghum syrup and driving two days by wagon to purchase any groceries 
they could not grow themselves.
  Mr. Dyer served in the United States Navy during World War II, 
serving on the Submarine tender USS Bushnel, off Midway Island, as a 
Naval Photographer. After his discharge from military service, Mr. Dyer 
managed the print shop at Georgia School for the Deaf, and later became 
the Manager of the Georgia State Print Shop, retiring in 1961.
  In 1952, Mr. Dyer married a lady friend he had known in his younger 
years. Jewell was the Librarian in Cave Spring. When Mr. Dyer moved to 
Atlanta to work for the State of Georgia, Jewell became involved with 
the Deaf Library of the State of Georgia. After her death, Mr. Dyer 
moved back to Cave Spring and became interested in genealogy, serving 
16 years as President of the Rome Genealogy Society. He has traveled 
extensively, researching his family history, and has written five 
books, the last published in 1998.
  Mr. Dyer will be honored with a birthday celebration on his birthday. 
The party will be held at the First Baptist Church of Cave Spring, 
where Mr. Dyer is a member. Many friends and acquaintances will gather 
there at noon to celebrate this special day with him. In addition to 
remaining active in his Church and neighborhood, he often travels to 
Alabama, or other Georgia cities for lunch so he can try something new 
each day.
  Happy 100th Birthday, Mac, from a grateful nation.

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