[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 169 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2760]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING LARRY SHEHADEY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 16, 2009

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I am joined today with Congressmen Jim 
Costa and Devin Nunes to honor the life of Larry Shehadey for his 
dedication to his family, business and community. Mr. Shehadey passed 
away on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the age of one hundred and two. 
The life of Mr. Shehadey will be honored on Thursday, October 15, 2009 
in Fresno, California.
  Larry Shehadey was born on July 2, 1907 to Lebanese immigrants Salem 
and Sadie. He was raised in the foothills of Northern California. He 
never missed a day of school, although he did walk or ride his horse 
five miles one-way to get to school. His family moved to San Francisco, 
where he graduated from Polytechnic High and excelled in athletics. 
Upon graduating from high school, he became a salesman in San Francisco 
and married Elayne.
  In 1951, Mr. Shehadey bought a controlling interest in Producer's 
Dairy and moved his family to Fresno, California. When he became 
involved with Producer's, the company was one of over seventy dairies 
in the Fresno area; however, through creative marketing Producer's 
became the top dairy in just three years. He was innovative and always 
looking for a better way to do things. He developed his own vertical 
integration system to make production more efficient. He also started 
his own herd and added acreage to grow alfalfa to feed his herd. His 
two sons, John and Richard, became part of the family business.
  Growing up during the depression, his goal was always to provide well 
for his family and to leave a legacy for them. He was also very 
involved in our community. Mr. Shehadey was generous in giving and 
donated to Fresno hospitals, Fresno City College and possibly his 
largest contribution was to California State University, Fresno. He 
donated to CSU Fresno through his support of the Craig School of 
Business, the Jordan College of Agricultural Science and Technology and 
the athletics department. He was honored by CSU Fresno when they named 
a clock tower after him.
  After sixty-three years of marriage, Mrs. Shehadey passed away. Mr. 
Shehadey is survived by his two sons, John and his wife Mary, and 
Richard and his wife Sue; eight grandchildren, eighteen great 
grandchildren and two nephews.
  Madam Speaker, we rise today to posthumously honor Larry Shehadey. I 
invite my colleagues to join me in honoring his life and wishing the 
best for his family.

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