[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 141 (Tuesday, September 29, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING WORLD WAR II VETERAN EDWARD (ED) L. TURLO

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                           HON. STEVE STIVERS

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 29, 2015

  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize World War II 
veteran Edward (Ed) L. Turlo, who passed away on September 25, 2015 at 
the age of 92.
  Ed was born in Chicago, IL on July 13, 1923. He joined the Army after 
graduating high school, entering as the highest rank a civilian could 
join the military. He became a member of the 79th Infantry Division in 
the Army and was sent to fight on the D-Day invasion at Utah Beach in 
France. After D-Day, he began volunteering for the United National 
Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (UNRRA), which helped displaced 
citizens find their country representatives. While Ed was stationed in 
Germany, he met his wife Lydia, whom he married after the war.
  Ed and Lydia returned to the United States after getting married, and 
he started college at Miami University in Florida. He earned his 4-year 
degree in 2\1/2\ years and was soon hired by Western Electric in 
Chicago, Illinois. While in Chicago, he continued his education at 
Northwestern University and earned a Master of Business Administration 
degree.
  His involvement in charitable work throughout his life had a focus on 
inner city youth. In Chicago, Ed was involved in the Hawthorne Club, 
where he frequently took underprivileged children to baseball games and 
delivered toys and clothes to needy children. He even spent time as a 
member of the Board of Directors of the Hawthorne Club.
  In 1962, Ed and Lydia moved to Columbus, Ohio where they began a 
family. In Ohio, Ed served as the senior vice commander and on the 
Honor Guard unit for the VFW Post #2398. He also continued his 
charitable work by serving at the local food pantry and taking students 
from the Ohio School for the Blind to the circus. In 2011, Ed was 
inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.
  Ed Turlo served our country bravely in World War II and remained 
committed to service after the war. Hundreds of youth were positively 
impacted by his work throughout his lifetime. His commitment to service 
should serve as an example for us all.

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