[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E72]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF FREDERICK JOHNSEN

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 10, 2007

  Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of a true 
national servant. Frederick Johnsen, a 9-year volunteer and contributor 
to Hospice of the Central Coast, passed away peacefully on Thursday, 
November 16, 2006. He was 71 years young.
  Mr. Johnsen was born in Newark, New Jersey and attended primary 
schools in Union, New Jersey, and University of Omaha from where he 
graduated with a B.S. in 1963. Fred retired from the Army in 1980 after 
22 years of service with the rank of Major. His outstanding military 
service earned him the Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters 
twice, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the 
Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Armed 
Forces Expeditionary Medal (Dominican Republic). Upon his retirement, 
Fred and his wife Edith, settled in Marina, California, adjacent to his 
last duty station at Fort Ord.
  During his early years of retirement he enjoyed teaching sailing at 
the Naval Postgraduate School. He was a founding member of Sun Street 
Center, and SeaRina Community Recovery Center Advisory Board. He loved 
growing roses and was a member and president of the Monterey Bay Rose 
Society and served as a Consulting Rosarian. Most recently he was known 
for his supportive role as husband and confidante to my good friend 
Edith Johnsen, former Mayor of Marina and Supervisor for the Fourth 
District of Monterey. He took great pleasure in gourmet cooking, 
sports--especially NASCAR racing--and his relationships in the 
community.
  Fred is survived by Edith Vallo Johnsen, his wife of 48 years; his 
sons, Christopher of Portland and Kenneth of Miami; his brother, Robert 
Johnsen and his mother, Margaret Salerno Johnsen of Union, New Jersey; 
along with numerous beloved family members.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the House, I would like to extend our 
Nation's deep gratitude for Fred's service to the United States and his 
own local community. I know I speak for every Member of Congress in 
offering our condolences to Edith and the whole Johnsen family for the 
loss of their beloved husband, father, son, and brother.

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