[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 57 (Tuesday, May 1, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E675]
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                        RECOGNIZING LEE JOHNSON

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lee Johnson 
for being named Citizen of the Year. The Fowler Chamber of Commerce 
will present the award to Lee Johnson at Fowler's annual Community 
Recognition Banquet.
  Lee has been a business owner in Fowler since 1946, when he bought 
Star Cash Grocery. Several years later he bought Brady's Store and 
changed the name to Lee's Market. Lee's Market has been a Fowler 
landmark ever since. The old store building burned down in 1991. Lee, 
who was 80 years old at the time, decided to rebuild the store along 
with two adjacent office spaces. The new building stands as a great 
source of commerce in the middle of Fowler.
  Lee has been involved with several professional and community 
organizations including: Fowler Merchants Association, Fowler Chamber 
of Commerce, 4-H, Fowler Grange, the new Youth Grange, Fowler Police 
Department's Volunteers in Patrol Program, Masonic Lodge, American 
Legion, Lions Club, Fresno County Crippled Children's Fund, and the 
Presbyterian Church of Fowler.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Lee Johnson for his Citizen of the 
Year Award presented by the Fowler Chamber of Commerce. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in wishing Lee Johnson many more years of 
continued success.

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