[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    A TRIBUTE TO REVEREND DOC FRADY

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 1999

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to honor today a 
great man who has set an example for all of us by the way he has lived 
his life. That man is Reverend Marvin ``Doc'' Frady, pastor of 
Clarkdale Baptist Church in the Seventh Congressional District, who is 
celebrating his 65th birthday this month.
  Thirty years ago, Doc Frady had a successful practice as a 
chiropractor, which he built up over years of hard work. However, when 
he was called by the Lord to leave that lucrative practice and enter 
the ministry, he didn't hesitate for a moment. Since then, he has 
served as pastor to four different churches, and ministered to many 
thousands of men, women, and children.
  Fortunately for all who live in the community Doc serves, he doesn't 
let his efforts to help others stop at the church door. He has 
organized numerous religious events, actively involved himself in 
public policy issues, and spent more hours in hospital rooms, weddings, 
and memorial services than most people who do those things for a 
profession. Throughout it all, he still found time to serve for 10 
years on the board of Cumberland Christian Academy, and for nine years 
as Chaplain to the Cobb County Sheriff's Department.
  Doc Frady's life has been a model of public service from which we can 
all learn. In everything he does, Doc has made helping himself a last 
priority, and devoted his life to serving God and his fellow man. Doc 
deserves the thanks of a grateful community for all he has done to make 
Cobb county one of the best places to live in America. Everyone who 
knows, or who has had their lives touched by, Doc Frady's love and 
commitment, joins in wishing him a very, very Happy Birthday.

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