[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 80 (Monday, June 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1071]
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                       HONORING MR. AND MRS. NURY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                            of calififornia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 17, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Massud and Zarrin 
Nury on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
  Mr. Massud S. Nury and Miss. Zarrin Shanin both emigrated from Iran 
to the United States. They were married on December 22, 1951, in San 
Francisco. Mr. Nury attended the University of California at Berkeley 
and Davis. He graduated with his B.S. and M.S. degrees in food science. 
The Nurys moved to Fresno in 1953. Mr. Nury started at Vie-Del Company, 
a California winery, in 1953 as a research chemist. Later he became 
President and in 1990 purchased Vie-Del Company.
  Mr. and Mrs. Nury have 3 daughters and 9 grandchildren. They have 
been and are currently involved with the following organizations: Wine 
Institute, American Society of Enology and Viticulture, Fresno 
Philharmonic, Community Hospitals of Central California, Fresno 
Business Council, Institute of Food Technologists and various other 
organizations.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Nury on their 50 
years of marriage. I encourage my colleagues to join me in wishing the 
Nurys many more years of health and happiness.

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