[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      RECOGNITION OF EARL W. RILINGTON, SR., OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

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                           HON. JACK KINGSTON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 29, 2009

  Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, I rise to commemorate the retirement of 
Mr. Earl W. Rilington, Sr., from a lifetime of service to the pulp and 
paper industry of southeast Georgia.
  Mr. Rilington spent his early childhood in Sylvania, Georgia. He has 
been a resident of Savannah for over 50 years. In 1969, he married his 
high school sweetheart, the late LaVenia Salley Wyley Rilington, and 
had their first child, Earlonda.
  Mr. Rilington was employed with Union Camp, and later, International 
Paper for 40 years. He began work in the box plant as a slitterman in 
1969, making boxes to be shipped all over the world for everyday uses. 
He attended school at Savannah State University and earned a promotion 
to electrician in 1973. As an electrician, he ensured the operational 
efficiency of all major plant equipment such as boilers and presses. 
The Rilington family has a noteworthy history with International Paper. 
Mr. Rilington's father, Willie V. Rilington, Sr., was employed with 
International Paper's predecessor, Union Camp for 23 years as a box car 
loader and truck driver. Earl's son, William Michael Rilington, is 
currently in training for instruments and controls with International 
Paper.
  As Mr. Rilington enters his well-deserved retirement he can look 
forward to pursuing his hobbies, spending time with family and friends 
and traveling. Whether at the bowling alley every Monday and Thursday 
night or leading the Usher Board at Conner's Temple Baptist Church, we 
can be assured that our country is what it is today thanks to the 
contributions he has made throughout his lifetime. I rise today to 
recognize Mr. Rilington as a model husband, father, and citizen. We 
commemorate his retirement from a lifetime of service to the pulp and 
paper industry of Southeast Georgia on this day October 30, 2009.

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