[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 129-130]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE OF WILLIAM WALLACE SPRAGUE, JR.

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay respect to William 
Wallace Sprague, Jr., who peacefully passed away last week at the age 
of 89.
  Mr. Sprague was born on November 11, 1926. He served 2 years in the 
United States Navy during World War II, and he graduated with a degree 
in mechanical engineering from MIT and Yale in 1950.
  From 1972 to 1994, he was chairman of the board and the CEO of 
Savannah Foods and Industries, which was the maker of Dixie Crystals 
sugar. Under his leadership, Savannah Foods grew from a small regional 
sugar refinery to a major national sugar company and a Fortune 500 
member. In fact, from 1980 to 1990, Savannah Foods was number two in 
total returns to shareholders with a total return of 4,862 percent.
  Over the years, he also served as the director of several national 
and international associations. In 1999, he was inducted into the 
Georgia Southern University's Business Hall of Fame.
  He was very involved in the Savannah community, serving as director,

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trustee, or president for numerous community organizations, and he also 
worked to improve the lives of people in the community in which he 
lived.
  His passion for life, his sense of humor, and his enthusiasm for 
making Savannah, Georgia, a better place will truly be missed. My 
thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
  

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