[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 172 (Friday, October 19, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1433-E1434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING RAPHAEL ``RAE'' TURNBULL WITH CALIFORNIA'S THIRD DISTRICT 
                        WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 19, 2018

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Raphael ``Rae'' 
Turnbull as a woman of the year. She is a mother, grandmother, author, 
teacher, artist, and gallery director with an exceptionally wide range 
of personal and

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professional experience. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from 
Carnegie Mellon University, where she met her husband, a veteran of 
World War II and the Korean War. Alongside her husband, Mrs. Turnbull 
raised two accomplished children who excel in their work, volunteer in 
their communities, and devote time to their families. She taught her 
children by example. For 20 years she wrote a syndicated poetic essay 
column which appeared in major newspapers throughout the country. Her 
essays and short stories have also appeared in popular magazines, and 
she ultimately published several books of her collected essays. Mrs. 
Turnbull is also an educator whose career has spanned 60 years. She has 
taught at a wide variety of schools across the country and within the 
California State University system. She had the honor of being featured 
as a Multiple Year Honoree in the national edition of ``Who's Who Among 
America's Teachers.'' She also devotes time to her community by serving 
as the Chairwoman of the Orland Arts Commission and the Gallery 
Director for the Orland Arts Center where she uses her many artistic 
talents to teach others. Mrs. Turnbull is an accomplished woman who has 
put her education, artistic gifts, and hard work towards a long and 
distinguished career. She is an outstanding and inspirational example 
of talent and dedication for her family and people throughout her 
community

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