[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 135 (Saturday, November 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING MR. JOHN M. TURNER ON RECEIPT OF THE LILLIAN C. McGOWIN 
                OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER CIVIC LEADER AWARD

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 19, 2004

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and pleasure that I 
rise to honor Mr. John M. Turner, President of Whitney Bank in Mobile, 
Alabama, on the occasion of his being honored with the Lillian C. 
McGowin Outstanding Volunteer Civic Leader Award.
  This annual award is presented by the Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter of 
the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The local chapter of AFP 
represents nearly fifty fundraisers in the Alabama Gulf Coast region 
and encourages the growth and development of professional fundraisers, 
as well as promoting the maintaining of high ethical standards in this 
profession.
  John Turner is certainly quite deserving of this recognition, having 
been extremely involved in the life of the Mobile community for many 
years. For many years, he has championed numerous educational and non-
profit organizations in south Alabama, all of which have been the 
beneficiary of his efforts and those of his fellow fundraisers. These 
groups include St. Paul's Episcopal School, the Mobile Area Chamber of 
Commerce, the United Way, the Mobile Infirmary Foundation, Leadership 
Mobile, and the Mobile Education Foundation.
  The Gulf Coast AFP Chapter undoubtedly received numerous worthy 
nominations for men and women from throughout Mobile who in their own 
way also make significant contributions to their friends and neighbors 
on a daily basis. I am certain it is difficult to make the final 
selection for this award, but as in the past, this year's winner has 
shown a tremendous level of community support and charitable giving. I 
have had the privilege of knowing John for many years and can 
personally attest to his deep concern for his neighbors and for so many 
in Mobile who have benefited from his tremendous generosity.
  Mr. Speaker, I can think of no higher praise than that received from 
professional colleagues, and this award is certainly strong testimony 
to the esteem in which John M. Turner is held by so many in Mobile. 
Along with his many family, friends, and colleagues throughout south 
Alabama, I wish to extend to him my warmest congratulations on the 
receipt of the Lillian C. McGowin Outstanding Volunteer Civic Leader 
Award. Likewise, I can only imagine how proud John's great-grandfather, 
the late Congressman John McDuffie, would be knowing that John has 
continued in the family's strong and proud legacy of dedicated 
community service and charitable giving.

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