Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Mr. Cullen Eddie Chalker of Jacksonville, Florida, on the occasion of his 100th birthday and to congratulate him for his many years of dedicated service in the United States Navy and on the Jacksonville Fire Department. Mr. Chalker was born on July 10, 1924, in Fernandina Beach, Florida. At 17 years old, he enlisted in the United States Navy just months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. After 4 years of service to our country, he was discharged on April 6, 1946, as a seaman first class, aviation mechanics mate, U.S. Navy Reserve. Shortly after completing his military service, Mr. Chalker joined the Jacksonville Fire Department as an entry-level fire private, eventually rising through the ranks to the position of district fire chief. Not long after joining the Jacksonville Fire Department, he met the love of his life, Illa ``Dubie'' Mae. The two were married in April 1949, and by 1952, they had saved up enough money to buy a home on Fourth Avenue North in Jacksonville Beach, a home that Mr. Chalker still lives in 72 years later. Sadly, after 64 years of marriage, Mrs. Chalker passed away in 2013. I congratulate him on his milestone 100 years. ____________________”