[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E399-E400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN MEMORY OF FREDERICK J. GIORGI

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                            HON. TIM HOLDEN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 21, 2012

  Mr. HOLDEN. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today 
to remember and honor the life of my good friend, Frederick J. Giorgi. 
Fred died on February 18, 2012, of natural causes at St. Joseph Medical 
Center in Reading, Pennsylvania.
  Frederick Giorgi was born on December 3, 1930. He was the son of the 
late Pietro and Elvira Giorgi, natives of Ascoli Piceno, Italy. Fred 
was a proud 1948 graduate of Reading Central Catholic High School and 
received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1952 from Villanova University 
where he majored in Pre-Law/Accounting. He later received a Juris 
Doctor degree from Dickinson School of Law in 1955.
  After earning his law degree, Fred served two years in the U.S. Navy 
before becoming a founding partner in the law firm of Austin, Boland, 
Connor, & Giorgi in Reading. During this time he worked part-time at 
the family business, Giorgio Foods Inc., and its related companies. In 
1975, he left public practice to fully dedicate his time to the family 
business.
  Until his passing, Fred was the chairman of F&P Holding Company with 
subsidiaries Giorgio Foods, Inc., Giorgi Mushroom, Co., Can Corporation 
of America, Maidencreek Plaza Co., and other companies in the U.S.A. 
and Can Pack S.A., with operations in Poland, the United Kingdom, 
Russia, Ukraine, India, UAE, Spain, France, Morocco, Romania, the Czech 
Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, and Brazil.
  Fred's many personal and professional accomplishments were recognized 
with a number of awards, including a Career Achievement Award from 
Dickinson School of Law, an Award of Merit from Penn State University 
Department of Mushroom Science, and a 2005 Officer's Cross of the Order 
of Merit by the President of the Republic of Poland for outstanding 
contribution to the development of the Polish economy. In 2008, he was 
presented with a 50-year Membership Award by the Berks County Bar 
Association.

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  Fred's wisdom and energy instilled in his employees the desire and 
will to achieve well beyond expectations. He regarded his employees so 
highly that he never missed an opportunity to let them know they were 
his stars and rewarded them with company trips all around the world.
  The charitable contributions Fred so quietly contributed to his local 
community, the international community, and his beloved church are too 
numerous to mention.
  Fred will be greatly missed by his family, colleagues, friends, and 
all of the lives that he touched with his loyalty, compassion, 
generosity and humor.
  Mr. Speaker and fellow colleagues, please join me in remembering my 
dear friend, Fred Giorgi.

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