[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3716]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CELEBRATING LIFE AND LEGACY OF ISRAEL MACALLISTER BOOTH

  (Ms. GOODLANDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GOODLANDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and 
legacy of a remarkable American, Israel MacAllister Booth, the 
grandfather-in-law of my friend and our colleague Suhas Subramanyam. He 
was known to those who loved him as Mac.
  Born in 1931, Mac Booth earned degrees in mechanical engineering and 
business from Cornell University. He went on to serve our Nation in the 
United States Air Force, and while stationed in Oklahoma, he met his 
beloved wife, Frances, his wife of more than 68 years.
  In 1958, Mac joined the Polaroid Corporation and over the course of 
37 years, he helped build that iconic American company. He was a tough 
and principled leader. He cared deeply about his people. He believed 
success should be earned through skill, merit, and hard work.
  After retiring, he shared his hard-earned wisdom and experience as a 
lecturer to the next generation at Yale University.
  I will talk about the place that Mac called home, Lake Sunapee, New 
Hampshire. He loved his time with his family there where he hosted his 
friends. He took his grandchildren boating. He golfed well into his 
80s.
  Mac Booth's legacy lives on in his beloved family: his children, 
David, Tom, Molly, and Charlotte; his nine grandchildren, his six 
great-grandchildren, and his beloved wife, ``Dianne.''
  His legacy lives on in all those who knew him and were blessed to 
know him and love him.

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