[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13638]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       TRIBUTE TO MR. AND MRS. RICHARD E. BURKE OF HUNTSVILLE, AL

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                    HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, JR.

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 10, 2000

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, on July 15th, a wonderful couple, Mr. and 
Mrs. Richard Burke will celebrate their 50th, wedding anniversary. In 
1950, Mrs. Frances McAllister Burke and Mr. Richard E. Burke exchanged 
wedding vows to spend a lifetime together.
  Now 50 years later, they shine as pillars of matrimony. The Burkes 
are a loving man and woman who have come together to share their lives, 
raise a family and prove that family values and selfless commitment 
still have a place in this world whose fleeting values can be confusing 
and inpermanent.
  Their son Waymon, daughter-in-law Jan and grandson Jason look up to 
this remarkable couple as role models on how to live and love 
successfully.
  This tribute is a fitting honor for the Burkes who have shown us that 
commitments can be honored through five decades of the trials and 
tribulations of life. The Burkes have spent a good portion of their 
lives working hard with their landscaping company and with GTE. Now 
they are enjoying their well-deserved retirement together in the Big 
Cove community where they have lived since their marriage.
  I commend Mr. and Mrs. Burke on their happy and strong marriage and I 
join their family and friends in wishing them a joyous and special 
celebration at the Bevill Center on July 15th.

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