[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 74 (Monday, June 12, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H3741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         WILFRED EDWARD ``COUSIN WILLIE'' SIEG, SR. POST OFFICE

  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 5169) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1310 Highway 64 NW. in Ramsey, Indiana, as the 
``Wilfred Edward `Cousin Willie' Sieg, Sr. Post Office''.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 5169

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. WILFRED EDWARD ``COUSIN WILLIE'' SIEG, SR. POST 
                   OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 1310 Highway 64 NW. in Ramsey, Indiana, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Wilfred Edward `Cousin 
     Willie' Sieg, Sr. Post Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Wilfred Edward `Cousin Willie' Sieg, Sr. 
     Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Lantos) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina.


                             General Leave

  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, H.R. 5169, authored by the distinguished gentleman 
from Indiana (Mr. Sodrel), would designate the post office building in 
Ramsey, Indiana, as the Wilfred Edward ``Cousin Willie'' Sieg, Sr. Post 
Office.
  Mr. Sieg was born March 16, 1931, in his life-long home of Ramsey, 
Indiana. After finishing high school at Corydon High, Cousin Willie 
went on to graduate from Indiana University in 1953 with a degree in 
marketing.
  Upon graduation, Cousin Willie served our country as a first 
lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He was a member of both the 
Air Force and the Air Force Reserve until 1968. After his active duty 
service, Cousin Willie returned home to help run the family business, 
Ramsey Popcorn Company, alongside his parents and brothers.
  His parents had started Ramsey Popcorn in 1944, going door to door 
selling raw popcorn kernels out of the back of their truck. The 
business soon grew, and in the early 1960s, Cousin Willie, along with 
his three brothers, took over day-to-day operations of the business 
from his parents and eventually served as president of Ramsey Popcorn 
Company, Incorporated.
  Under his purview, Ramsey Popcorn Company grew to become one of the 
top four producers of popcorn in the world. The company sells roughly 
50 million pounds of popcorn a year and exports to over 20 countries 
throughout the world. Ramsey also sells to household-name snack food 
manufacturers and supermarkets, including Kraft, Frito Lay, Campbell's, 
the Kroger Company, and Target.
  Mr. Sieg was truly proud of his small community and felt compelled to 
become involved in any way that he could. In addition to employing many 
members of his community, he was also a member of the Ramsey Lion's 
Club, the Ramsey-Spencer Grange, and local Farm Bureau.
  He was a Rotarian and actively involved in local and State politics, 
as well as the area schools' athletic programs. He also served as a 
member of two boards, the Ramsey Water Company and the North Harrison 
Community School Board.
  Mr. Sieg passed away on February 2, 2006 at the age of 74 after 
losing a battle with lung cancer. The town of Ramsey and the State of 
Indiana lost a proud and prominent member of their community. I urge 
all Members to come together to honor a man that took pride in serving 
his community by passing H.R. 5169.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Speaker, we have no objections on our side to this 
body's consideration of this measure, and I yield back the balance of 
our time.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Sodrel).
  Mr. SODREL. Madam Speaker, Cousin Willie is not just a bill here on 
the floor of the House to me. He was a fixture in the community. He was 
a familiar face. As a matter of fact, he was seen on so many grocery 
store shelves, he was a familiar face to a whole lot of people.
  Madam Speaker, I think it is quite an accomplishment to take a little 
town in southern Indiana and turn it into one of the fourth largest 
producers in the world. So it is a great honor to me to be able to 
rename the post office. It will serve as a constant reminder of his 
contributions to people there in southern Indiana and his own community 
of Ramsey.
  I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5169.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I urge all Members to support the passage of 
H.R. 5169, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5169.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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