[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S2502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO FRANK A. GERMACK, JR.

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise to pay homage to Frank A. 
Germack, of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Mr. Germack, who ran his 
family's business in Detroit's historic Eastern Market passed away 
recently. Although Frank is gone, his legacy will live on throughout 
the Detroit community.
  The family business, the Germack Pistachio Co., was founded in 1924 
by Mr. Germack's father. Considered to be the oldest pistachio 
importing company in the country, Germack Pistachio Co. eventually 
expanded to include a full line of nut products. After graduating from 
Fordham University and the Detroit College of Law, Frank began working 
at the family business in 1961. Frank contributed greatly to the 
success of his family's company. For example, through his leadership in 
the Executive International Advisory Board, Frank helped expand the 
cashew crop to countries such as Guatemala and Indonesia.
  According to Frank's son, ``The business was his life.'' Up until the 
time he passed away, he was actively involved in making the company run 
as efficiently as possible. In addition to working at the company, 
Frank enjoyed boating on Lake St. Clair, listening to classical music 
and jazz, and contributing to his community. He was active within many 
organizations such as the Detroit Rotary, the Detroit Symphony 
Orchestra and United Way. He was also an active member of St. Paul's 
Catholic Church in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Despite his tireless 
dedication to his company and the causes that were important to him, he 
remained deeply committed to his family. He was a wonderful husband to 
his wife, Stephanie, father to his son Frank III and daughter Suzanne 
Gregory Frederickson, and grandfather to Olivia Frederickson.
  During this difficult time, my thoughts and prayers go out to Frank 
Germack's family and friends.

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