[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           A TRIBUTE TO LOUISE SCOTT McNEIL AND JAMES McNEIL

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 2004

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Louise and James McNeil in 
recognition of their 75th wedding anniversary, celebrated December 27, 
2003.
  Louise and James McNeil, of Fayettville, North Carolina, were married 
on December 5, 1928. They have been blessed with 12 children, 1 adopted 
son, 48 grandchildren, 76 great grandchildren, and 29 great-great 
grandchildren.
  James still works for his real estate business, McNeil & Sons Real 
Estate Investments, managing several rental properties that he owns. He 
started the company in 1960.
  He started working as a sharecropper and, in 1942, he had saved 
enough money to buy his first farm, a 25-acre tract. Later that year, 
James bought another 62 acres with a house on it. He now owns a 160-
acre farm. Additionally, Louise has always been heralded as an 
inspiration for her family.
  Mr. Speaker, Louise Scott McNeil and James McNeil have dedicated 
their lives to each other for an incredible 75 years of matrimony. As 
such, they are more than worthy of receiving our recognition today, and 
I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring this truly remarkable 
couple.

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