[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 88 (Thursday, June 27, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                        HONORING LARRY SHEHADEY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 26, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Larry Shehadey on 
the occasion of being granted an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Humane 
Letters from California State University, Fresno. Mr. Shehadey received 
the degree during graduation ceremonies on May 25, 2002.
  Shehadey, a prominent Fresno businessman, and patriarch of Producers 
Dairy Foods, a well-known and respected Fresno-based business, is well 
known for his generosity and contributions to the community. The eight-
story clock tower of the new Fresno State athletic facility will be 
named ``The Larry A. Shehadey Clock Tower,'' and the Grand Lobby at the 
Southeast entrance will be named after Shehadey's late wife, Elayne.
  In 1949, Shehadey sold a successful soap business to Safeway 
Supermarkets and bought a major interest in Producers Dairy Foods. 
Larry built the company into one of the largest independent family 
owned milk producers in the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Larry Shehadey for his honorary 
degree bestowed by California State University, Fresno. I invite my 
colleagues to join me in thanking Mr. Shehadey for his support of the 
Fresno community, and wishing him many more years of continued success.

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