[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 36 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E448]
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                     HONORING PURVIS E. ISLER, SR.

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 10, 2011

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following.
  Whereas, Ninety years ago a tenacious man of God was born in Newport 
News, Virginia on March 9, 1921; and
  Whereas, Mr. Purvis E. Isler, Sr., born to Mr. Elijah and Mrs. Esther 
Isler, grew up in New Jersey when his family moved north and attended 
Perth Amboy High School where he met and married his high school 
sweetheart Jeanette Deay Eaton and to their union seven daughters and 
three sons were born; and
  Whereas, Mr. Isler has shared his time and talents as a Husband, 
Father and Motivator, giving the citizens of the United States a person 
of great worth, a fearless leader and a servant to all advancing the 
lives of others, through service to our country in the U.S. Army, as a 
broadcast electronics technician and being the ideal father and 
grandfather; and
  Whereas, Mr. Isler has been blessed with a long, happy life, devoted 
to God and credits it all to the Will of God; and
  Whereas, Mr. Isler along with his family and friends are celebrating 
this day a remarkable milestone, his 90th Birthday, we pause to 
acknowledge a man who is a cornerstone in our community; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside these days to honor and recognize Mr. Isler on his 
birthday and to wish him well and recognize him for an exemplary life 
which is an inspiration to all;
  Now Therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr. do hereby proclaim 
March 9th and March 12th, 2011 as Mr. Purvis E. Isler, Sr. Days in 
Georgia's 4th Congressional District.
  PROCLAIMED, THIS 9th day of March, 2011.

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