[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 7, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING BLOUKE CARUS ON 90TH BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. ADAM KINZINGER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2017

  Mr. KINZINGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a 
constituent of mine, Blouke Carus of Peru, Illinois on turning 90 this 
month.
   Mr. Carus is Chairman Emeritus of Carus Corporation a Peru-based 
company that assists municipalities and industries with utilizing 
products for environmental cleanup. Before that, Mr. Carus served as 
the Chairman of Carus Publishing Company, which published educational 
magazines and books for children.
   Because of his lifelong interest in education, Mr. Carus served as a 
Presidential appointee on the National Council on Education Research, 
and continued his work as a community leader by helping to establish 
the Illinois Valley Community College.
   Mr. Carus obtained a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the 
California Institute of Technology in 1949, after having served his 
country honorably in the U.S. Navy. He is married to Marianne Carus, 
and they have three children and four grandchildren.
   Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Sixteenth Congressional District, I 
would like to sincerely congratulate Mr. Carus and the rest of his 
family on this amazing milestone and life achievement.

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