[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H8780-H8781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. DOUGLAS NECKERS

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a one-of-a-kind, remarkable 
man and consummate researcher and teacher, Dr. Douglas Neckers of 
northwest Ohio, who passed away just last week at the age of 84.
  Dr. Neckers had an accomplished career as a photochemical scientist. 
He was a true Renaissance man: a lover of history, the arts, and the 
written word. He shared his wisdom in the opinion pages of newspapers 
across our State.
  Doug served as the head of Bowling Green State University's chemistry 
department, founded its Center for Photochemical Sciences, and was a 
pioneer of 3D printing technologies and so many successful companies 
that were born from that. Even in later years, he raised awareness and 
kept learning about topics such as the mindset of Nazi scientists who 
invented chemical weapons during World War II. He was seeking always to 
build understanding and to promote and uplift humankind.
  When thinking of Dr. Neckers, I call to mind the words of Mahatma 
Gandhi:
       Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes 
     from an indomitable will.


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  An indomitable will coursed through every fiber of Doug's spirit. He 
was a force of nature in every one of his days.
  Today, as we mourn Doug's passing, may his family and we find comfort 
in the knowledge that his legacy lives on in all who knew him: every 
institution that he built, every student he influenced, and every 
person blessed to call him friend.

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