[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 148 (Friday, August 21, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REMEMBERING AND HONORING EMMA MOREL ADLER

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                     HON. EARL L. ``BUDDY'' CARTER

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 21, 2020

  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember and 
honor Emma Morel Adler, who passed away on July 12 at the age of 90.
  Emma was a native Savannahian and attended the Pape School, where she 
established a firm foundation in the Arts and Humanities as well as 
developing many life-long friendships. She later attended Bryn Mawr 
College in Pennsylvania, where she received a BA in French in 1952.
  After returning back to Savannah, Emma was a reporter at the Savannah 
Morning News. She married her beloved husband, Lee, who was also a 
native Savannahian, in 1953 and they had two children.
  Lee and Emma were married for more than 50 years before Lee passed 
away in 2012. Emma loved her family with all of her heart, and was a 
faithful mother and wife. She also loved her city of Savannah, and was 
devoted to advocating for it and its preservation. Emma was a volunteer 
for numerous boards, including The Junior League of Savannah, the 
Savannah-Chatham County Board of Public Education, the Georgia 
Humanities Council, the National Federation of Humanities Council, 
Historic Savannah Foundation, the Telfair Museum, and the Ossabaw 
Island Foundation.
  She was also a member of the Georgia Historical Society and The 
National Trust for Historic Preservation. Emma was a natural born 
leader, and she served as President of the Friends of Massie Committee, 
Savannah's oldest public school.
  Her love for history, art, music, and her family made Savannah 
better. I am immensely grateful for all the work she did to preserve 
Savannah's beautiful history. She will be deeply missed.

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