[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO GEORGE WERNETH, VETERAN MOBILE PRESS-REGISTER REPORTER

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 2010

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, on Sunday, January 24, 2010, George 
Werneth, a veteran reporter for the Mobile Press-Register in my 
congressional district passed away at that age of 65.
  George Werneth was an institution in Mobile journalism, covering 
maritime operations and military news for approximately four decades 
before his retirement.
  George had a reputation for sound reporting and fact checking as 
noted in the Press-Register's own story about his passing.
  He was absolutely devoted to rooting out the truth and took great 
pains to verify all details. It was said that the newspaper never had 
to run a correction for any of his news stories: he was that reliable.
  George was well known and respected by Mobile area veterans for his 
devotion to military news coverage, which was his beat for 
approximately half of his reporting career.
  He loved the military and shared a bond with those who donned the 
uniform of our country.
  In honor of his efforts, George was made an honorary member of the 
Marine Corps League at the American Legion Post 88 in Mobile. His 
departure from local reporting was keenly felt when he put down his pen 
and pad for retirement in November 2008.
  George Werneth's absence in the lives of his family, friends, former 
colleagues--the community he loved--will be even more profoundly felt.
  I offer my condolences and prayers to his family, including his son 
Joseph Carey Werneth, his brother Carey Werneth and his two grandsons, 
Skylar Carey Werneth and Dylan Mesean Werneth.

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