[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 146 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1759]
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                 HONORING THE LIFE OF ROSCOE A. BOLTON

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                         HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2012

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the long life of 
Mr. Roscoe A. Bolton, who passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 
at the age of 99. He was a deep-rooted Alexandria, La. businessman and 
one we shall never forget.
  Mr. Bolton was born in March of 1913, before the First World War. A 
home-grown son of Alexandria, he attended West End Grammar School, 
Bolton High School, Culver Military Academy and Louisiana College. 
Additionally, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton 
School of Business during the Great Depression, but returned home to 
work alongside his father in the insurance business. The only leave he 
took from this venture was in 1942, when he volunteered for the U.S. 
Navy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Mr. Bolton served in the 
Pacific Theater as a Lt. Commander and later as a Commanding Officer of 
the U.S. Naval Section Base in Burwood, La.
  As well as his selfless service to our country, Mr. Bolton loyally 
served the people of his beloved community. Among the world's 1.2 
million Rotarian members, he was recently honored as the longest-
serving as he marked his 77th year. Moreover, he was a member of the 
Board of Directors of the Louisiana-based Rapides Bank & Trust Company 
and Oliver Lodge No. 874 F&A.M, past-president of the First Charter 
Commission of the City of Alexandria, Director of the Industrial 
Development Board, and a Trustee of the Central Cities Development 
Corporation. It is plain to see that as we reflect on Mr. Bolton's 
fulfilling life, we see an overriding theme of true altruism.
  A lifelong member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Mr. Bolton was also a 
faithful servant to his church and to his family. A devoted husband and 
father, he will be dearly missed by his wife, Sue, two children and 
step-child, eight grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in honoring the 
life of Roscoe A. Bolton. To say that Mr. Bolton left his fingerprint 
on the world would be an understatement. He was a leader, teacher, 
parent, husband, friend, and example to all of us. Countless lives have 
been changed for the better by his efforts, and he will remain in our 
hearts forever.

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