[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 5 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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             REMEMBERING WILLIAM ``BILL'' HARRISON BULLOCK

 Mr. COONS. Mr. President, today I highlight the service of 
William ``Bill'' Harrison Bullock to his country, commitment to his 
family, and contribution to both the city of Wilmington and the State 
of Delaware.
  Bill was born on November 11, 1926, in Wilmington, DE, to William and 
Amy Bullock. He graduated from P.S. DuPont in 1945 and was immediately 
drafted to serve as an aircraft mechanic in the Asia-Pacific theater 
during the Second World War.
  Upon his return to the United States, Bill joined and ultimately took 
over the five generation family business, Bullock Iron Works, which 
allowed him to meld his passions of building and construction with 
artistry. Bill invented a process for the precision bending of cold 
steel for decorative applications, including railings. The family 
business gave him an opportunity to work with his brother-in-law James 
Broad--husband to his sister Amy--and his nephew Jim Broad. Bill very 
much enjoyed and spoke often of the bond created by working and 
creating beautiful ornamental steel creations with his family members.
  Bill had a long-standing bet with his brother-in-law that he would 
not get married before he turned 30 years old. Bill married Norma 
McBride on November 10, 1956--1 day before his 30th birthday. They had 
two children, William and June. Through his management of Bullock Iron 
Works, Bill developed a very strong set of business principles and 
ethics, which he was able to pass along to his children, even though 
neither went into the family business.
  His friends often joked with Bill that Delaware is not flat and that 
if he left he would not fall off a cliff into a chasm. He retorted that 
he never left the State because he had no need or reason to do so. Bill 
loved Delaware and found there everything he needed to raise a family, 
to grow the family business, and to enjoy his hobbies and passions: 
fresh and salt water fishing, cultivating beautiful phalaenopsis and 
cattleya orchids, and enjoying the comradery of his fellow veterans at 
the Delaware Veterans Club, Post #1.
  Bill was preceded in death by his wife of 33 years Norma, his sister 
Amy, and brother-in-law James Broad. He is survived by his daughter 
Blake McBride, son William H. Bullock II, and daughter-in-law Marci 
Hanlon, three grandchildren, his sister and brother-in-law, and several 
nieces and nephews.
  Bill was a true Delawarean and one of the best and brightest of the 
Greatest Generation. He helped to win the Second World War, raised a 
strong and loving family, grew and bolstered his business, and was a 
true friend to his neighbors, war buddies, and the wider Wilmington 
community. He will be missed.

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