[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E30]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE RUSSELL J. McFATRICH

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 31, 2000

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sadness that I inform the 
House of the death of the Honorable Russell J. McFatrich of Sedalia, 
MO.
  Russell McFatrich was born May 14, 1923, near Bahner, MO, a son of 
James H. and Cleo E. Rhodes McFatrich. He was an active member of his 
community, generously sharing many of his diverse interests and 
talents. In 1965-66, he and his wife received the State and County 
Extension Farm Management Award. Mr. McFatrich served as Pettis County 
Commissioner for the Eastern District from 1975 to 1979. He was a board 
member of many organizations, including the Salvation Army, Production 
Credit Association, Mid-America Dairymen, Farm and Home Administration, 
the Children's Therapy Center, Community Bank, and the County Extension 
Council. He also was a member of Rotary and was named Rotarian of the 
Year in 1994 and a Paul Harris Fellow.
  Russell McFatrich was a 4-H leader, a State Fair Statesmen, and a 
member of Sedalia Knife and Fork. He also sang tenor beautifully and 
was asked to sing at many weddings, funerals, church services and 
community events. He was a life-long United Methodist Church member and 
attended the New Bethel United Methodist Church.
  I know the Members of the House will join me in extending heartfelt 
condolences to his family: his wife of 54 years, Helen Lucille Franklin 
McFatrich; his son, Jerry; his two daughters, Carolyn and Mitzi; his 
mother, his brother and four sisters, seven grandchildren, and five 
great-grandchildren.

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