[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1698]
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  CONGRATULATING J. FLETCHER CREAMER SR., ON HIS INDUCTION TO THE NEW 
               JERSEY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME

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                           HON. MARGE ROUKEMA

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 9, 1997

  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate J. Fletcher Creamer 
Sr. on being inducted into the New Jersey Construction Hall of Fame by 
the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association of New Jersey. 
This well deserved honor comes in recognition of Mr. Creamer's many 
contributions to the construction industry and the welfare of our 
State.
  As chairman and CEO of J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. since 1946, 
Mr. Creamer is a wonderful example of the American ideals of 
entrepreneurship--an example of the American dream come true. Mr. 
Creamer is a third generation of Creamers to head this family owned 
enterprise. His son, J. Fletcher Creamer Jr., serves as president and 
his grandson, 22-year-old Fletch, has recently joined the company as 
well. This continuity of family contractors has helped this important 
local business become a thriving, successful force in the local 
economy. As evidence of that, Creamer & Son was ranked 254th in 
Engineering News Record's recent listing of the top 400 construction 
contractors in the Nation. This is a family business that grew because 
it adhered to the standards for quality set by Mr. Creamer's 
grandfather and carried on by each successive generation. Whenever this 
company is discussed, it is always in terms of the highest professional 
and personal standards. People know they're dealing with honest, 
ethical professionals when they deal with Creamer & Son.
  Mr. Creamer willingly shares his lifetime of expertise with others in 
the business world. He serves on the boards of the American Pipe and 
Plastics Co., Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc., Commerce Bank/North, 
the New Jersey Alliance for Action, and the Commerce and Industry 
Association of New Jersey, where he is a former chairman. His guidance 
has helped make all of those organizations the successes they are 
today.
  Mr. Creamer is more than a businessman, however. He is a truly 
dedicated and active member of his community. Many people can talk 
about giving something back to the community that has made them 
successful, but Mr. Creamer actually does something about it. He and 
his family have worked with a wide variety of organizations, dedicating 
themselves to helping make their community a better place.
  He has served as chief of the Fort Lee Fire Department, a trustee of 
the Englewood Hospital Association, vice chairman of the Bergen County 
United Fund, chairman of advance gifts for the Boy Scouts of America, 
chairman of the Private Enterprise Political Action Committee, director 
of the Fort Lee Chamber of Commerce, member of the Saddle River 
Planning Board, Bergen County Finance Chairman for former Gov. Thomas 
Kean's first-term election campaign, cochairman of Governor Kean's 
first Inaugural Committee, member of the Board of Governors of 
Hackensack Medical Center, member of the Hackensack Meadowlands 
Development Commission, commissioner of the New Jersey Sports and 
Exposition Authority, chairman of the National Multiple Sclerosis Golf 
Outing, chairman of the capital campaign for the Hackensack Medical 
Center, finance chairman for DARE of New Jersey, and member of the 
Bergen Economic Development Corporation.

  As might be expected, this is only one of the many honors and awards 
Mr. Creamer has received during his lifetime. He has been named Man of 
the Year by both the Englewood Cliffs and Fort Lee Chambers of 
Commerce; received the De La Salle Award from Paramus Catholic Boys 
High School; the Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of 
Christians and Jews; the Catholic Youth Organization Big Guy of the 
Year Award; the Distinguished Service Award from the West Bergen Mental 
Health Center; the Foundation for Free Enterprise Hall of Fame. He has 
also been honored by the Boy Scouts of America, Bergen Community 
College, and the 200 Club of Bergen County among others.
  A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Mr. Creamer served in both World War II 
and the Korean war. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys hunting, fishing, 
and dog breeding. He is a member of the Nantucket Billfish Club, Hudson 
Tuna Club, Black Meadow Rod and Gun Club, and the Holiday Beagle Club.
  Mr. Creamer and his wife, Katherine, make their home in Saddle River. 
They have three children, J. Fletcher Jr., Jeffrey (deceased), Glenn, 
and Dale.
  With such a long and varied record of accomplishments, Mr. Creamer is 
certainly one of the most outstanding citizens of New Jersey. While 
this current award recognizes his work in the construction industry, 
his contributions to the community go far beyond those made on-the-job. 
He is a shining example of what someone who cares about others can do 
to help those around him. He carries with him the values instilled by 
his father and grandfather, and is passing those values on to his sons 
and grandsons. I wish Fletch, his wife, affectionately known as Kissie, 
and his family many more years of continued success.

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