[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E244]
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       HONORING MR. WILLIAM BERTRAND TURNER ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 15, 2005

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great man, Mr. 
William Bertrand Turner on this, his 100th birthday.
  Mr. Speaker, William Bertrand Turner was born on February 28, 1905 in 
Elizabeth City, North Carolina and grew up a stone's throwaway from the 
famous Pasquotank River. Mr. Turner grew up there, was educated in the 
public school system, and eventually graduated from Elizabeth City 
State University.
  Mr. Turner's love for science lured him to Shaw University in the 
Capital city of North Carolina. He pursued his interest in Organic 
Chemistry during the height of the ``Roaring 20's'' and graduated in 
1929, during the beginning stages of the Great Depression.
  Mr. Speaker, after his graduation from Shaw University, William 
Turner set his sights North, and began a quest for his Master's Degree 
at the renowned Cornell University in New York. Mr. Turner received his 
Masters Degree in his passion, Organic Chemistry in 1936.
  In 2001, Mr. Turner was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the 
American Chemical Society, the highest honor bestowed by that Society.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Turner has been married to Ms. Margaret Turner for 
75 years. I am told that their love and admiration for one another is 
just as strong as the day they were married.
  Mr. and Mrs. Turner currently reside in Brownsmills, New Jersey; and 
while all North Carolinians long for their return, we wish them a 
wonderful life in New Jersey.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring my 
constituent, Mr. William Bertrand Turner on his 100th birthday. I pray 
for many more to come.

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