[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 161 (Monday, November 2, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING FAYE SCHNEIDEWIND FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO JERRY'S DRIVE-
                                   IN

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 2, 2009

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. 
Faye Schneidewind upon the occasion of her 50th year of loyal service 
to Jerry's Drive-In, a Pensacola, Florida, landmark. Miss Faye is an 
intimate part of the fabric of our northwest Florida community, and I 
am proud to recognize her on this achievement.
  Faye Schneidewind grew up in Pensacola and still lives only a few 
blocks from Jerry's. The 80-year-old great-grandmother started working 
as a waitress at the diner when she was just 21. After a few years 
away, Miss Faye returned to Jerry's on November 5, 1959, her sister's 
birthday. She has been serving the customers at Jerry's ever since. 
Miss Faye knows just about everyone who walks through the doors at 
Jerry's, and always provides a warm smile, a hot meal, and good 
conversation. She is as much a part of the history of Jerry's as 
memorabilia stretching across its walls.
  Jerry's Drive-In is a truly family restaurant. Originally named 
Jerry's Barbeque, Jerry's Drive-In was opened by Jerry Glass in 1939. 
Raymond ``Grandpa'' Wessel purchased the restaurant in the early 1950's 
with his son Bill. The Wessels lived in an apartment above the 
restaurant. Even after the restaurant was sold, Mr. Wessel continued to 
maintain his residence above Jerry's. Robert, Jimmy, and Pam Halstead 
bought Jerry's in 1997 and have continued its tradition of great food 
and great service.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am honored 
to recognize Faye Schneidewind on 50 years of dedicated service to 
Jerry's Drive-In. She is and always will be an invaluable part of our 
Pensacola heritage. My wife Vicki and I wish Miss Faye, her daughter, 
her two granddaughters, her nine grandchildren, and her entire extended 
family at Jerry's all the best for continued success.

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