[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E49]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING RICHARD E. LINDNER

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                           HON. JEAN SCHMIDT

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 20, 2010

  Mrs. SCHMIDT. Madam Speaker, I rise to the honor the life of Richard 
E. Lindner--a Cincinnati business and philanthropic icon. The youngest 
son of Carl H. Lindner Sr. and Clara Ann Serrer, Richard was born on 
September 14, 1921 in Dayton, Ohio.
  Growing up during the Depression, Richard learned the value of hard 
work. Together the Lindner Family created a successful chain of dairy 
stores. They opened their first United Dairy Farmers in 1940. Richard's 
first job was hauling milk from the surrounding country farms to the 
family dairy.
  Richard left the family business to serve his country in World War II 
as a Navy noncommissioned officer in the Pacific Theater, where he was 
decorated for his service to his country.
  He married Helen Victoria Gill of Lynn, Massachusetts in 1942. 
Together they had one son, Richard Jr., and three daughters, Charlene, 
Suzanne, and Carol.
  In 1959, the Lindner family purchased Thriftway, a four-store grocery 
chain. Richard became Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Thriftway 
Inc. Before selling the company in 1995, Thriftway had become the 
second-largest privately owned company in the Greater Cincinnati 
region.
  Richard Lindner had an untiring passion for the people of Cincinnati. 
He is fondly remembered for his generosity, charity and for his amazing 
business acumen. His charitable giving is most notable around the 
University of Cincinnati, but the list of those that benefited from his 
generosity reached nearly every corner of our community.
  Madam Speaker, Cincinnati will dearly miss Richard Lindner. 
Fortunately, his legacy will live on through his children and 
grandchildren and the many institutions he endowed.
  Please join me in sending condolences to his family.

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