[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E32]
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                HONORING THE LIFE OF WILLIAM R. CARTEAUX

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 10, 2019

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the life of William 
R. Carteaux (Bill), the president and CEO of the Plastics Industry 
Association and a renowned leader throughout the decades he spent in 
the U.S. plastics industry.
  Mr. Carteaux passed away on December 10, 2018, losing a hard-fought 
battle with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at the age of 59. Bill was a 
tireless advocate for the U.S. plastics industry, which employs nearly 
one million Americans across the country.
  In addition to being a champion for one of America's largest and most 
important manufacturing industries, Bill was also a true son of the 
Midwest--he was born in Avilla, Indiana, was the son of an electrician, 
and spent high school working the night shift at a local metalworking 
plant. Eventually, he attended Purdue University and Indiana Wesleyan 
before entering the business world and achieving success in the 
plastics industry.
  During his time leading the Plastics Industry Association, Bill made 
recycling and sustainability core priorities for his organization and 
his industry. He presided over the foundation of his association's 
Recycling Committee and Sustainability Advisory Board. He also played a 
role in the design and execution of several recycling projects which 
aimed to drive lasting market-driven solutions to the industry's and 
the environment's most serious waste management challenges.
  Before he passed away he led the Washington-area Leukemia and 
Lymphoma Society and became one of its biggest supporters--raising 
hundreds of thousands of dollars for research to find a cure.
  Madan Speaker, Bill's contributions to the U.S. plastics industry, 
his tenacity, and his passion made an impact on the lives of thousands 
of Americans. He will be sorely missed. I would like to extend my 
condolences to his wife, Daniele Fresca; his daughter, Whitney Taveras; 
her husband, Fernando; their son, Liam; and his daughter, Mallory 
Carteaux.

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