[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2100-E2101]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO W. PETER McBRIDE

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 28, 1997

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention W. 
Peter McBride of Franklin Lakes, NJ who is being honored this evening 
as the ``1997 Man of the Year'' by the Boys and Girls Club of Paterson. 
This award is presented to Peter in recognition of his outstanding 
leadership activities throughout the north Jersey area, and his many 
philanthropic activities in the Greater Paterson community.
  Peter was born and lived his early childhood in Paterson. He attended 
primary school in

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Ridgewood and high school at the Delbarton School in Morristown. Peter 
went to Maryknoll College, a liberal arts college and seminary in Glen 
Ellen, IL. During college, Peter spent his summers doing community 
development work in Chicago and Mexico. He graduated in 1967 and opted 
to continue his education by enrolling in Seton Hall's graduate school 
of business.
  The Vietnam war interrupted Peter's education and he enlisted in the 
U.S. Army, receiving a commission as second lieutenant. After his tour 
of duty, Peter entered the family business and has been active, first 
with his father Nevins and more recently his brother David, leading 
McBride Enterprises as it developed into one of New Jersey's premier 
real estate development companies.
  McBride Enterprises has built a number of industrial and office 
parks, including those in Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Wayne, Totowa, Oakland 
and Mahwah. Fair Lawn Industrial Park, the first project, became a 
model for the planned industrial park development. In addition to 
leading McBride Enterprises, Peter is also president of Urban Farms, 
Inc., a residential development company which has developed over 2,500 
acres in Franklin Lakes and Wayne.
  The McBride family roots are in Paterson, established by patriarch 
John McBride who emigrated from Ireland in 1863. Peter's grandfather, 
Frank A. McBride, founded a plumbing company in 1898, which, under the 
leadership of his sons Frank, Nevins, and Joseph, grew to become the 
F.A. McBride Co., Mechanical Contractors.
  The McBride family has continued to maintain an interest in their 
ancestors' adopted home of Paterson and Passaic County. Several family 
members have been board members and volunteers at St. Joseph's 
Hospital, and Peter currently sits on the Board of the Hospital 
Foundation. Peter is past president and a board member of the Passaic 
Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He has been one of the 
organizers of the scouts' annual sports celebrity dinner, which for 15 
years has been the major fundraising activity of the council.
  Peter is also cochairman of the Annual J. Nevins McBride Golf Outing 
for Scouting which benefits the youth of Passaic County. His 
involvement with scouting extends to his family, where his son is a boy 
scout with Troop 34 in Franklin Lakes. Peter also serves on the Ramapo 
College Board of Trustees, Most Blessed Sacrament Parish Council, the 
Archdiocese of Newark Finance Council and the Board of Directors of 
Hudson United Bank.
  Peter lives in Franklin Lakes with his wife, Pam, and children 
Meredith, Peter, and Annie. Pam is the volunteer architect for ``Woman 
Raise the Roof,'' a Habitat for Humanity Project in Paterson. Pam and 
Peter are also mentors for Operation Link-Up at Kennedy High School.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, Peter's family 
and friends, and the people of north Jersey in recognizing W. Peter 
McBride's many outstanding and invaluable contributions to the 
community and to the Boys and Girls Club of Paterson.

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