[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 55 (Friday, April 4, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2918]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO MARLAN BOURNS

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Marlan 
Bourns, a local Riverside County inventor and philanthropist who 
recently passed away at the age of 93.
  Marlan and his wife Rosemary founded what was then known as Bourns 
Laboratories out of their garage in Michigan, but its quick growth 
propelled their relocation to my hometown of Riverside, California.
  There, Mr. Bourns' business grew to becomes a significant contributor 
in the fields of engineering and technology. His inventions would be 
used by NASA, the medical device industry, telecommunication companies, 
and personal computer manufacturers.
  His fair pay for employees and respectful treatment of them are 
several of the reasons why some stayed with the company for 50 years. 
He was able to pour much of his success back into the community through 
his generous endowment for the University of California at Riverside, 
which is now home to the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of 
Engineering.
  His friends and family will always remember a creative and inventive 
man who carried with him an incredibly gentle nature and giving spirit. 
He will be greatly missed.

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