[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 84 (Monday, June 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1077]
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       HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MR. FRITZ CARL STEIN, JR.

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 2011

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
memory of Mr. Fritz Carl Stein, Jr., a founding member of the Sugar 
Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida. Mr. Stein was the vice president 
and secretary-treasurer of the Belle Glade cooperative and a third-
generation farmer in the Everglades Agricultural Area. He also owned 
and operated Stein Sugar Farms and a cattle ranch in Highlands County.
  A talented farmer and businessman, Mr. Stein had a heart as big as 
the Everglades. He was a leader in many organizations, donating his 
time to the Boy Scouts and the Belle Glade Little League, among others. 
Mr. Stein served on the boards of the South Florida Conservancy 
District, the South Florida Water Management District, and the Palm 
Beach County Soil and Water Conservation District.
  Demonstrating his concern for the less fortunate, Mr. Stein was 
chairman of the Belle Glade Housing Authority. As an example of the 
trust and respect he enjoyed among his fellow Belle Glade residents, he 
was a founding trustee of Glades Day School. He was also a longtime 
member of the Belle Glade Rotary Club and the Belle Glade Missionary 
Alliance Church.
  Mr Speaker, Mr. Stein was a graduate of Belle Glade High School and 
the University of Florida and he served honorably in the United States 
Army. He made great contributions to the sugar cane growers cooperative 
and contributed immensely to the economic health of the Glades area. 
His passing will be mourned by his wife, Lois, six children, nine 
grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and people throughout the 
community surrounding Lake Okeechobee.

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