[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 196 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS OF FRANKLIN FRYER

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING-

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 19, 2011

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the dedicated 
service of Franklin Fryer. In his 57 years of service to the Town of 
Weymouth, Massachusetts, Franklin helped advance many important 
initiatives and tirelessly served his community. Now at age 90, as he 
celebrates his retirement from public life at the end of this month, I 
am proud to join family, friends, colleagues, and community leaders in 
thanking him for his many years of commitment to the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts.
   Franklin is that rare individual who dedicates his entire life's 
work to public service. After bravely serving as a Marine in World War 
II, he returned to his native Weymouth to continue his civic service. 
In 1955, he was elected to the Board of Selectmen, where he served 
until 1973. Three years later, Franklin was elected Town Clerk, a 
position he has held ever since. But those are just the positions he 
held; they don't speak to the countless hours and services he has 
dedicated to his community in excess of his job. Franklin is a 
reflection of all that we hope and expect community leaders to be. The 
Town of Weymouth would not be the same without him, so it was a fitting 
tribute that the office where he had been working for the past 12 years 
was renamed in his honor. Franklin's retirement marks the end of an era 
for the Weymouth community.
   Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize Franklin Fryer for his 
dedication to the people of Weymouth, Massachusetts. He is an excellent 
role model for young adults, a leader for his fellow community members 
and a shining example of what it means to be a public servant. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in wishing him many more years of health and 
happiness.

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