[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
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                    TRIBUTE TO DR. FREDERICK A. HAUCK

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my friend and 
Cincinnati Rotarian Frederick A. ``Fritz'' Hauck on his 100th birthday. 
He is one of the great citizens of Ohio's Second District and of this 
Nation.
  ``A winner never quits and a quitter never wins'', words to live by 
according to Dr. Hauck. And live he has, despite the prognosis he 
received from doctors in 1937 giving him only 1 year to live.
  Born in 1894, Dr. Hauck, still remembers the days when there were no 
telephones, plumbing, or automobiles, and continues to remark about the 
constant development of new technology. Dr. Hauck was a major factor 
behind these technologies. He has been a chemist, a metallurgist, an 
inventor, an explorer, a mining-company owner, and has been involved in 
nuclear-physics work and space-technology research. It was his 
technological improvements in surgical instruments which enabled him to 
rise to the chairmanship of Max Wocher & Sons, a medical instrument 
supplier.
  Another example of his contribution to this Nation was his discovery 
of minerals vital to the Nation's defense. This led him to the 
responsibility of controlling strategic materials for the Manhattan 
Project and his work alongside Albert Einstein.
  Dr. Hauck has also given a great deal back to his community and the 
world. He worked hard on such projects as the restoration of Fountain 
Square, Union Terminal, and the Cincinnati Zoo, just to name a few. Dr. 
Hauck has also been honored by the National Conference of Christians 
and Jews and received the Ohio Citation ``for Distinguished Service to 
Ohio in the Humanities, Science, and Philosophy.''
  Education was a top priority for Dr. Hauck, who has been known to say 
``If you study, you will find out how much education means to an 
individual.'' That is why Hauck Enterprises has contributed to 
scholarships for more than 200 physics students at several 
universities. Currently, Dr. Hauck is working with the University of 
Florida to develop a gas-core nuclear-reactor engine.
  Mr. Speaker, Fritz Hauck is a living example of the American Dream, 
and I ask all of my colleagues to recognize him on his 100th birthday 
on December 28, 1994, and for his continuing contributions to the 
development of this Nation.

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