[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 120 (Thursday, September 4, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             IN RECOGNITION OF FERNANDO ``FRED'' C. MACHADO

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                            HON. DEVIN NUNES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 3, 2003

  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the contributions 
of Fred Machado to the community and agricultural industry of the great 
Central Valley of California.
  Mr. Machado emigrated from the island of Flores in the Azores, 
Portugal in 1949 with his family at the age of 16. He worked as an 
agricultural laborer for a couple of years before joining the U.S. Navy 
and proudly served in the Korean War.
  After fulfilling his duty to his country, Mr. Machado returned home 
and married Maxine Finney. They purchased a farm and started a family. 
He was successful in both.
  Mr. Machado now operates a 1,500-cow dairy, along with 730 acres of 
diversified crops, including almonds, grapes, prunes and other field 
crops.
  Over the years, Mr. Machado has served on numerous agricultural 
industry boards. He was appointed to the USDA Agricultural Trade 
Advisory Committee during the Reagan Administration, served on the 
board of the California Farm Bureau Federation, as well as the Fresno 
County Farm Bureau.
  He has also served on the Fresno District Fair Board, the Fresno 
County Republican Central Committee, the Fresno County Cabrillo Club, 
the St. Jude Church in Easton and Ag One, among others.
  On Aug. 23, the Ag One Foundation will bestow the Community Salute 
honor on Mr. Machado. Proceeds from the event will establish the Ag 
One--Fernando `Fred' C. Machado Scholarship Endowment fund, which will 
benefit students pursuing a degree in the College of Agricultural 
Sciences and Technology at the California State University, Fresno.
  Please join me in extending congratulations to Mr. Machado.

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