[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 61 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE MORRISON OPTOMETRY LEGACY

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                           HON. DOUG COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 16, 2018

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Gainesville Vision Clinic, a local optometry practice in its 103rd year 
of operation.
  Northeast Georgia serves as the home to many family-owned businesses 
that have been in operation longer than I've been alive. A business's 
100th year marks a meaningful milestone for the family that operates 
it--making the Gainesville Vision Clinic's achievement special to our 
corner of Georgia.
  This optometry practice has been managed by three generations of the 
Morrison family: Dr. J.C. Morrison, Sr.; Dr. J.C. Morrison, Jr.; and my 
friend, Dr. Bill Morrison, who currently runs the practice.
  After receiving his Georgia optometry license in 1917, Dr. J.C. 
Morrison, Sr. opened the Gainesville Vision Clinic on Bradford Street 
along the community square. He managed the practice for 49 years until 
his son took over in 1964 and, eventually, his grandson began leading 
it in 1975.
  Throughout the course of a century, this family's commitment to 
caring for their neighbors has remained constant. As the Morrison 
optometry legacy lives on, I celebrate their contributions to the 
Gainesville community as a family-owned business.

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