[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 27 (Friday, March 11, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: March 11, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO DONALD WAYNE FRY

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                          HON. SAM COPPERSMITH

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 11, 1994

  Mr. COPPERSMITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of 
Donald Wayne Fry, the former director of the Phoenix district office of 
the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, who died on March 3, 1994, at the age of 71.
  Mr. Fry, a native of Nevada, IA, came to Arizona in 1950. He joined 
the Commerce Department as a trade specialist, and in 1962 became the 
director of the Phoenix office. For 32 years, he led the agency and 
helped guide countless Arizona businesses through a period of exciting 
and sustained growth in my State.
  Throughout his career, Mr. Fry was a leader, both in and out of the 
office. He served as a founding member of Arizona Women in 
International Trade, as a member of the board of directors of the World 
Affairs Council of Arizona, as a member of the Western International 
Trade Group, the Sister Cities Commission, and as a coordinator of the 
U.S. Federal Savings Bond Campaign.
  Mr. Fry's work did not go unnoticed during his life. In 1970, the 
Arizona World Trade Association named him ``Man of the Year,'' and the 
U.S. Commerce Department honored him the Department's Silver Medal.
  Most of all, Arizonans will remember Don Fry as a friend to countless 
entrepreneurs. He took a personal interest in the companies with which 
he worked. He understood that small companies are not just a collection 
of balance sheets, but also a collection of hopes. Throughout his life, 
he worked diligently to make those hopes realities. I salute Don Fry 
for his service to people throughout a life well lived.

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