[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2606]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            IN TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF VESTER EUGENE SHULER

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                        HON. MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 18, 2007

  Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the memory of 
Vester Eugene Shuler whose warm heart and love of music touched many 
lives in Colorado. Gene was born in Choestoe, GA, and first came to 
Colorado when he was 13 years old to work in the sugar beet fields in 
Weld County. He traveled back and forth between Georgia and Colorado 
frequently in his early years and later raised his family in North Park 
Colorado.
  Gene spent summers working in Colorado while attending school in 
Georgia. He proudly served in the United States Army and was sent to 
Germany in 1945. During his tour of duty he was a mechanic who 
supervised a garage. He returned home to Georgia to marry his 
sweetheart Loujine Young on July 17, 1948.
  The young couple soon headed west and spent time working and living 
with Gene's brother Grady and his wife Ethel. They later moved to North 
Park where Gene worked as a welder and mechanic with Ozark Mahoney. A 
labor strike closed the mine and sent the young family to California to 
spend some time with relatives. They soon returned to North Park, 
living in Cowdrey, Pine Springs and finally Walden. Gene worked for the 
Wilford Garage, Cooper Motors and the Sigma Coal Mines.
  Music played a large part of Gene's life. As a young boy Gene 
stuttered. He began playing music at a young age; it gave him a way to 
say things he couldn't make out in words. He realized that he could do 
with music what he couldn't do with words. He knew when it was time to 
start the music and what music everyone loved to hear. If you knew him 
at all, then he knew your favorite song. He truly loved the time he 
shared with the people he cared about.
  Gene and Loujine raised 2 children, Carl Shuler and Gwen Hanson. They 
were blessed with 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. They 
enjoyed traveling and visited Georgia, Florida, Texas, California, 
Wyoming, Arizona and many places in between.
  Gene's life was a lesson in how to enjoy life, honor God, care for 
others, face difficulties with courage, and make a positive impact on 
the world. I am proud to honor Gene, a precious veteran, who is the 
embodiment of all the values that have molded America into the great 
Nation it is today. May God bless his family, may God bless our 
veterans, and may God bless America.

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