[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23984]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE MEMORY OF SAMUEL CARLMAN BURTON

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 7, 2007

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Samuel 
Carlman Burton. As the first principal of Mattie T. Blount High School 
in Prichard, Alabama, Mr. Burton worked tirelessly for the growth and 
development of his students and of his school.
  Mr. Burton served Prichard as the principal of Mattie T. Blount High 
School from 1957 to 1979, and before that was an employee of the Mobile 
County Public School System for eight years. He also served as 
principal of Mount Vernon Elementary School.
  Fond of quoting from ``The Bridge Builder'' by Will Allen Dromgoole, 
Sam Burton often talked about the legacy teachers and educators leave 
for future generations. The poem's last lines read: ``He, too, must 
cross in the twilight dim; Good friend, I am building the bridge for 
him.''
  Mr. Burton is survived by his daughter Sallie Johnson of Mobile; his 
brother Frederick Burton of Atlanta; his granddaughter Carlee Johnson 
of Mobile; and two great-granddaughters, Adrian Johnson and Emily 
Johnson of Mobile. I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering Samuel 
Carlman Burton, a principal who spent his life building bridges.

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