[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 57 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING JUNE RUSSELL WRIGHT

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 2, 2011

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a woman of 
grace, class, and dignity, Mrs. June Russell Wright.
  Mrs. Wright passed away on April 22, 2011. She and her husband, Dr. 
Robert L. Wright, Jr. have been my friends of longstanding for over 40 
years.
  June was born on November 7, 1939 in Columbus, Georgia to the late 
Mrs. Ollie Russell Carter.
  She graduated from William H. Spencer High School in 1957 and Grady 
Hospital School of Nursing in 1960 as a registered nurse. Her nursing 
career spanned over 40 years, with 34 of those years spent at the 
Columbus Health Department. She worked in numerous clinics and retired 
as a nurse supervisor of the Tuberculosis clinic.
  George Washington Carver once said that: ``How far you go in life 
depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the 
aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and 
strong. Because some day in life you will have been all these.'' June 
went far in life because she never forgot this lesson and she always 
wanted to help other people. Her involvement with her church and social 
civic organizations dedicated to the betterment of all people is a 
testament to this fact.
  June was an active member of the St. Benedict Catholic Church where 
she served faithfully and worked with the Liturgy Committee, the 
Project 2004 Committee and sang in the church choir for over 30 years. 
She was an active member of the Columbus Chapter of the Links and an 
honorable Archousa of Gamma Psi Boule. One of her greatest achievements 
was her induction as a Life Partner in the Horatio Alger Association of 
distinguished Americans. June truly believed in the mission of the 
Association that hard work, honesty and determination can conquer all 
obstacles. She lived her life this way and gave her all to making the 
world a better place to live.
  But, her greatest role in life was that of dedicated wife and loving 
mother. She has supported and served as the greatest cheerleader to her 
husband through his career as an optometrist, elected official and 
successful entrepreneur. Moreover, she has supported her children, 
Kimberly Wright Lavender and Russell T. Wright in all of their 
endeavors.
  June was truly one of a kind who left an indelible mark on the world 
that will never be forgotten.
  I am proud to have known a woman who has dedicated her life to 
uplifting others and I am proud to honor her life and legacy with this 
statement. To God be the glory for blessing the world with a woman such 
as June Russell Wright. We all are better because she travelled this 
way.

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