[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 118 (Friday, July 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





              HONORING HENRY WHEELER ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize my constituent, 
Mr. Henry Wheeler, who will be celebrating his 100th birthday on 
Sunday.
  Henry was born and grew up in Buffalo, New York, in the midst of the 
Great Depression. He met and married his wife, Betty, just before 
leaving to serve his country in World War II.
  During the war, Henry served as an intelligence specialist in a 
number of major campaigns in Europe. In one instance, he was captured 
and held captive by the Germans as he gave blood to a fellow officer. 
He was released after the Allies' victory in the Battle of the Bulge. 
As the Nazis surrendered, Henry was part of cleanup operations at 
Buchenwald, seeing firsthand the evidence of the Holocaust. For his 
service, he was awarded both the Bronze Star and the European-African-
Middle Eastern Service Medal.
  After the war, Henry returned home and cofounded Service Systems 
Corporation, which became a conglomerate of specialized service 
companies, employing approximately 5,000 people nationwide.
  In 1967, he moved to Fort Lauderdale with Betty and their five sons.
  He has always paid his success forward, making substantial charitable 
contributions to various causes. But in a testament to his character, 
he always made those donations anonymously.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating Henry 
Wheeler and thanking him for his contributions to our country and south 
Florida.
  Happy birthday, Henry.

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