[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 56 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO JOHN P. McFADDEN

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 85th birthday of 
John Patrick McFadden, and the anniversary of the McFadden Insurance 
Agency, which John started 25 years ago.
  John McFadden was born July 23, 1921 in Butte, Montana. Born to Irish 
immigrants, John was educated in a one room school house in Boulder 
City, Nevada, where the family resided while John's father worked 
construction on the Hoover Dam. John later attended Las Vegas High 
School, and graduated in 1940. In 1942, after the start of World War 
II, John joined the United States Navy. He went to boot camp in San 
Diego, California, and after completing his training he was assigned to 
the destroyer minelayer, the USS Shea out of Lido Beach, New York. On 
May 5, 1945, the ship was struck by a Japanese kamikaze plane off the 
shores of Okinawa, Japan. Two-thirds of the crew of the destroyer were 
killed and many more wounded; John's injuries were also significant, 
having sustained 13 pieces of shrapnel in his left leg, severing a 
nerve and leaving the outside of his foot numb. His right leg, rear 
end, and head were also full of shrapnel. The shrapnel in his head 
caused temporary blindness, but after treatment in Saipan, his sight 
returned. John was not able to return to active duty and was honorably 
discharged.
  In 1951, John was hired at Mercury, Nevada now known as the Nevada 
Test Site, to set up warehousing in both Camp 1 and Camp 3. In 1953 he 
was asked to go to Saudi Arabia to work in warehousing and supply and 
aided the building of dormitories and air strips for the U.S. Air 
Force, which were used by our country in Operation Desert Storm. During 
his tenure in Saudi Arabia, he met his wife, Rose. John and Rose 
subsequently moved back to Las Vegas and were married in 1957.
  John trained to be an insurance adjuster, handling property claims, 
and with a partner formed Key Adjustment Company. He later agreed to 
manage Horsey Insurance, which later became Harrington-Horsey 
Insurance. In 1981, after managing the agency for 17 years he decided 
to form his own agency, now known as McFadden Insurance. This agency is 
now in its 25th year. During his years with the agency John served as 
the President of the Nevada Independent Insurance Agents for 2 years, 
and then served 2 terms as the State National Director for the Nevada 
Association. He was named ``Man of the Year'' by the Nevada Independent 
Insurance Agents in 1986. Even on the eve of his 85th birthday, he has 
no plans to quit working, and still comes into the office and continues 
to be a vital asset to the agency.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor John P. McFadden for his heroic 
service to America and for his personal and professional successes.

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