6788 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 154, Pt. 5 April 23, 2008 Native Americans lived and flourished in that Madam Speaker, Victor Fernandez rep- Emanuel’s giving spirit found many outlets. He area. On numerous occasions, they quartered resents the best of the new generation in also started a crime watch in his own neigh- runaway slaves and welcomed them into their Cuba; a generation that has known only op- borhood, helped to found a program to mentor communities. Today, the influence of these pression and misery but that will play a central kids without fathers, and coached youth bas- native peoples can still be felt. In fact, both Ju- role in the transformation of Cuba from a to- ketball. piter and Hobe Sounds’ names were derived talitarian nightmare to a representative democ- Emanuel will be missed by his family and from the Hobe Indians who once lived in the racy with the rule of law for all of its citizens. friends. He was the son of Harry and Merlese region. We must demand the release of all those who Pickett, the youngest of six children. He was I would be remiss to not mention the natural are persecuted for their democratic ideals. My the loving father of three children—two daugh- beauty of the region. We are lucky to have colleagues, we must demand the immediate ters, ages 17 and 10, and a 14-year-old son. such a pristine example of what Florida can and unconditional release of Victor Yunier Over his lifetime, Emanuel earned countless offer to our nation’s environmental diversity. Fernandez Martinez and every political pris- friends. Because of his thirteen years of serv- The river itself is home to countless species of oner in totalitarian Cuba. ice with the police department and his stint of plant and animal life which live together in har- f more than 20 years employed at a local butch- mony and help to define the entire region. We er shop, Emanuel owned one of the most rec- have a duty to work toward preserving this IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE VIC- ognizable faces in his community. He was so land and all the species that thrive there. TIMS OF THE VIRGINIA TECH admired within his community, in fact, that his The lighthouse at Jupiter Inlet and the sur- TRAGEDY family has received condolences from thou- rounding area have a deep historical connec- sands of people, including some that Emanuel tion to our country and are a testament to the HON. ERIC CANTOR helped send to prison. necessity of conservation efforts in our na- OF VIRGINIA Emanuel Pickett was serving his second tion’s varied habitats. Madam Speaker, I thank IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tour of duty in Iraq when his life was taken. my colleagues in the House and Senate for His courage will continue to be an inspiration Wednesday, April 23, 2008 passing this bill, and I urge the President to to us all. His life is a strong representation of sign this into law and designate the Jupiter Mr. CANTOR. Madam Speaker, when an what can be accomplished through devotion to Inlet Lighthouse as a National Landscape Sys- act of random cruelty bewilders us and pulls a community and its people. May God bless tem. us down, exceptional displays of generosity, his family, and may we always remember the f courage and heroism can serve as a potent life of Staff Sergeant Emanuel Pickett. counterforce. They comfort and replenish the f FREEDOM FOR VICTOR YUNIER bereaved, and they remind us of the extraor- FERNANDEZ MARTINEZ dinary selflessness our people are capable of. HONORING MARIAN BOLTON Nowhere has this been truer than in the after- HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART math of the Virginia Tech tragedy. HON. TOM UDALL OF FLORIDA Today, we are faced with the memory of the OF NEW MEXICO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES horrific events that occurred one year ago at IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Virginia Tech. It is no easier today, than it was Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Wednesday, April 23, 2008 then, to find the words to express the pain and Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. sorrow that was felt across the Hokie nation. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Madam Speak- Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak on be- Once again I stand here with a heavy heart er, I rise today to congratulate Marian Bolton, half of Victor Yunier Fernandez Martinez, a and extend my deepest sympathies to the of Albuquerque, New Mexico, upon her up- prisoner of conscience in totalitarian Cuba. families and friends of all the victims; espe- coming retirement from the YMCA. Marian has Mr. Fernandez Martinez, a young man of cially those of Emily Hilscher and Rachel Hill, devoted 38 years of extraordinary service to only 24 years of age and a member of the two victims from the Seventh District of Vir- the ‘‘Y.’’ Popular Republican Party, was not even ginia. We will always be left with their spirit, Marian, a nationally-recognized leader charged with committing any crime, even by energy and enthusiasm that will never die, but among her peers, built her career on a foun- the Orwellian standards and whims that make rather will live on in our memories forever. dation of high principles and character. Cur- up the ‘‘legal system’’ in that enslaved island. f rently the President and CEO of the YMCA of Instead, he was hauled away to the gulag sim- Central New Mexico, Marian has always been ply under the pretext of being a ‘‘pre-criminal A TRIBUTE TO STAFF SERGEANT committed to incorporating the virtues of Char- social danger.’’ EMANUEL PICKETT acter Counts, a national organization, into all Agents of the tyranny’s secret police said programs and activities of the ‘‘Y.’’ Because of that they suspected Mr. Fernandez Martinez HON. MIKE McINTYRE her commitment to instilling trustworthiness, was involved in a graffiti campaign in Havana OF NORTH CAROLINA respect, caring, fairness, responsibility and citi- to promote freedom of expression. In fact, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES zenship into her staff, youth and their families, there was no link between Mr. Fernandez Marian is credited to a large extent with the Martinez and these actions, but that did not Wednesday, April 23, 2008 success—personally, academically and profes- stop the oppressive forces from detaining him Mr. MCINTYRE. Madam Speaker, I rise sionally—of countless New Mexicans. and testing him for paint residue, which they today to pay tribute to Staff Sergeant Emanuel Marian also has been involved on the inter- did not find. This incident was cited 2 years Pickett of Wallace, North Carolina, who lost national stage with many non-profit agencies. later when he was sentenced to 3 years in the his life while defending our Nation on April 6 A true champion for equal opportunities for all, gulag because of the paranoiac perception of during a mortar attack in Baghdad. In addition regardless of race, culture or background, she the dictatorship that Mr. Fernandez Martinez, to his service in the North Carolina National has volunteered her time and unwavering ef- a peaceful dissident, is a ‘‘dangerous man.’’ Guard, Emanuel served as a captain with the forts to conducting workshops in such areas Madam Speaker, Mr. Fernandez Martinez’s Wallace, North Carolina, Police Department. as agency management, financial develop- mother has visited him in prison and has re- He shall be remembered by all those whose ment, volunteerism, values and balancing per- ported that even though conscious of the pro- lives he touched as the finest example of sonal and professional lives, to name only a found injustice of his incarceration he was in bravery, honor, and public service. few. Marian has also traveled to many coun- good spirits, a true testament of the spirit and Emanuel lived in Wallace his entire life, and tries whose youth are affected by such tragic drive of the heroes who are confined in the throughout his 34 years, worked selflessly to conditions as poverty, hunger, slavery and Cuban totalitarian gulag. make a positive difference in his community. lack of education and medical care. She has It is unconscionable that the world simply Besides working as a captain with the Wallace labored tirelessly to help improve their lives stands by, in the 21st century, and silently ac- Police Department, he also worked as a re- through the vital resources of the YMCA. quiesces to the torture, oppression and deni- serve deputy for the Duplin County Sheriff’s Marian Bolton is the consummate success- gration of a noble people only 90 miles from office, where he led undercover drug inves- ful executive, who passionately cares about the United States of America. tigations in several surrounding counties. the lives of others. She has devoted her life to

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On The following is the obituary as published by across the globe, and she is highly sought April 27, 1986, the UN General Assembly was ‘‘The State’’, of Columbia, South Carolina on after for consultation and training for those opened to children for the first celebration of April 17, 2008: seeking to follow in her successful footsteps. World Children’s Day. Later that same year, BLACKVILLE.—Daniel Iradell Ross Jr., 84, I invite all my colleagues to join me in con- the World Children’s Day Foundation (WCDF) died Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Services will be gratulating Marian Bolton for her enormous was established to oversee World Children’s held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008, in the contributions and accomplishments. Her shoes Day activities. In addition to the annual cele- Folk Funeral Home Chapel, Williston. Inter- will be difficult to fill. On behalf of all New bration in New York, WCDF sponsored pro- ment will follow in Blackville Cemetery with Mexicans, I extend our very best wishes to military honors accorded. The family will re- grams and community service projects in 140 ceive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 18 Marian for much happiness, success and ful- countries around the world. at the funeral home. Memorials may be sent fillment during the next stage of her life. The program’s goals were: (1) To equip chil- to American Legion Post #91, 5130 Reedy f dren to make a difference in their own lives Branch Road, Blackville, SC 29817; Blackville and the future of their communities and na- Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 365, Blackville, SC NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND tions; (2) To bring children of different nation- 29817; University Library, Thomas Cooper Li- CHILDREN’S DAY IN TURKEY alities, races, religions, and socio-economic brary, USC, Columbia, SC 29208; or Ashleigh backgrounds together and to show them that, Place, 4435 Ashleigh Road, Blackville, SC in spite of these factors, all people have much 29817. HON. VIRGINIA FOXX Born in Blackville, he was the son of the OF NORTH CAROLINA in common; (3) To establish the Fourth Sun- late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel I Ross Sr. His wife, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES day in April as the internationally celebrated Jeanniene Prater Ross of Johnsonville, pre- Wednesday, April 23, 2008 World Children’s Day to recognize the capa- ceded him in death. Ross graduated from the bility and potential of children everywhere to University of South Carolina in 1943 with a Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, April 23rd of shape the future. degree in geology and later achieved a mas- every year is celebrated in Turkey as National More than 5,300 children from 140 countries ter’s degree from the University of Texas. Sovereignty and Children’s Day. The genesis have participated in World Children’s Day Ross was a proud American veteran, having of these celebrations is this date in 1920. On celebrations in the UN General Assembly. honorably served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He was devoted to public service, April 23, 1920 during Turkey’s War of Inde- About four million children have participated in pendence, the Grand National Assembly met serving in various political capacities in WCDF community service projects around the both local and statewide positions for many in Ankara to lay the foundation for modern world. These projects have touched millions of years including state commander and state parliamentary democracy in the form of an lives worldwide. chairman of the Republican Party. He was emerging liberal and secular Republic. I stand to commemorate this important date also campaign chairman for former Governor Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and dedicated to the children of the world and re- James B. Edwards. Ross is most remembered later the first President of the Republic of Tur- member its origins in Turkey in 1920. for his patriotism, his service to others, and his generous spirit. key, designated April 23 as National Sov- f ereignty and Children’s Day, in recognition of Survivors include: Helen Halford Barnes the importance of children to the country’s fu- IN MEMORY OF DAN ROSS Ross, Dawn Ross Hollingsworth, Lauren Hol- lingsworth, Jessa Hollingsworth, Michael ture. This was the first time that a world leader Hollingsworth; stepchildren: Bettis designated a day for children. HON. JOE WILSON Richister, Charlene Barrett, and Maree In Turkey this day is recognized as an offi- OF SOUTH CAROLINA Shay; 9 stepgrandchildren, 22 stepgreat- cial public holiday. Schools participate in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grandchildren, and 6 stepgreat-great-grand- week-long ceremonies marked by perform- children. Wednesday, April 23, 2008 ances by children in large stadiums that draw f the attention of the entire nation. On this day Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam children also send their own ‘‘representatives’’ Speaker, last week, South Carolina honored a HONORING MS. JENNIFER HANSON to replace state officials and high ranking bu- favorite son and patriot, Daniel Iradell Ross, reaucrats in their offices. The President, the Jr., of Blackville, South Carolina. HON. MARK UDALL Prime Minister, the Cabinet Ministers, and pro- As a World War II veteran of the China- OF COLORADO vincial governors all turn over their positions to Burma-India Theatre, he championed a strong IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES children’s representatives. This symbolic ges- military to promote peace as State Com- ture is intended to show children that they are mander of the American Legion. He coura- Wednesday, April 23, 2008 the future leaders of Turkey and to remind geously worked as a pioneer in the modem Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Madam Speaker, I current leaders that they are serving these Republican Party establishing not only a two- rise today to honor Ms. Jennifer Hanson for children and the nation that they will inherit. party system in South Carolina but also the her service to our community. These children, in turn, sign executive orders rise of Republicans from virtually no elected Jennifer Hanson, an educator with the Boul- relating to educational and environmental poli- positions to majority status across the state. der Valley School District, has been an instru- cies. Children also replace the parliamentar- In 1970, Mr. Ross chaired the campaign of mental leader in the development of online ians in the Grand National Assembly and hold legendary Greenville advertising executive Jim safety protocols for our local schools and com- a special session to discuss children’s issues. Henderson for Lieutenant Governor. Mr. Hen- munities. Ms. Hanson has played an active It is inspiring to know that this tradition of derson was only the second Republican to run role in uniting our educators, business leaders, celebrating children’s day has been adopted for the position in the 20th century. law enforcement officials and parents in a col- internationally. World Children’s Day was the In 1974, Mr. Ross co-chaired the campaign laborative effort to protect our youth from on- idea of two classmates, Funda Karagozler and of oral surgeon Jim Edwards of Mount Pleas- line predators. Jennifer Hanson should be Engin Ustundag (9 and 11 years old) from ant for Governor with Julia Ravenel Dougherty commended for her leadership and commit- Ataturk School in New York. In April 1986, in of Charleston and William B. ‘‘Rusty’’ DePass, ment to enriching our children’s educational response to an assignment to comment on the Jr., of Columbia as manager. Governor Ed- opportunities in a safe and dynamic online en- nationally celebrated Children’s Day in Turkey, wards became the first Republican governor vironment. these two friends wrote a letter addressed to since 1876. Jennifer Hanson was recently presented the ‘‘Kids of the World’’, inviting them to come In 1980, as State Party Chairman, Mr. Ross with The Spirit of Online Safety Award in ap- together with the common objective of peace was the Father of the First in the South Re- preciation of her work as the President of the and friendship. publican Presidential Primary. With the leader- Internet Safety Foundation. The Internet Safe- The school principal was so impressed with ship of Executive Director Wayne Adams, the ty Foundation mentored nine youths in their the letter that she sent it to UNICEF, a United primary produced lists of new Republican re- creation of a cutting-edge public awareness

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