[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  A TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT FRANK FULLER

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 2004

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Lieutenant Frank 
Fuller, native of Avoca, in my district, who will be honored as the 
``Man of the Year'' at the annual dinner of the Greater Pittston 
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Lackawanna County, on March 17, 2004.
  Lieutenant Fuller is a Navy veteran who recently completed the 
highlighted assignment of his career as director of Presidential food 
services at the White House, serving under Presidents Bill Clinton and 
George W. Bush.
  Lieutenant Fuller was responsible for executive dining services in 
the West Wing, Oval Office, Cabinet Room and senior staff dining rooms. 
He also directed worldwide food service security for the president.
  Prior to his White House assignment, Lieutenant Fuller established 
the Mid-Atlantic Regional Food Service Office in Norfolk, VA. He 
directed the consolidation and operation of eight dining facilities and 
was responsible for 600 staff members who served 12,000 meals daily.
  Lieutenant Fuller served as the food service director on a variety of 
naval ships and shore stations and led his teams to win the Navy's most 
prestigious awards for culinary service.
  Lieutenant Fuller is married to the former Mary Teresa Poillon of 
Lancaster. They have two sons, Patrick and Brendan, and they reside in 
Alexandria, VA.
  The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick is a charitable and fraternal 
organization established on March 17, 1913. The Friendly Sons honors 
the historic ties between the United States and Ireland. Membership 
dues, contributions and fundraisers support the organization's 
scholarship program.
  Northeastern Pennsylvania is proud of the service of one of its own.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join the Friendly Sons today in 
congratulating Lieutenant Fuller.

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