[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S8069]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     REMEMBERING WARREN E. BRITCHER

 Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, on December 10 of this year Mr. 
Warren E. Britcher, a veteran of World War II and former manager of the 
Senate restaurant, passed away at the age of 91.
  Warren Britcher was born and raised in Springfield, OH. He proudly 
served in World War II as a T4 sergeant in the U.S. Army, eventually 
managing the kitchen of Fort McClellan, one of the largest Army 
installations during World War II. After serving in the Army, Warren 
went to work for Canteen Food Service, where he held various managerial 
assignments. In August of 1950, Warren came to Washington, DC, to serve 
as manager of the Senate restaurant, where he oversaw the inaugural 
luncheon of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Afterward, he became 
the operations manager for Yankee Stadium Foods and Concessions before 
opening his own restaurant and catering establishment, Swiss Town 
House, in my hometown, Union City, NJ. He left his restaurant in 1977 
to pursue a new position at Yonkers Raceway and later supervised the 
USS Intrepid Air and Space Museum food service. Prior to his retirement 
to Florida, he created Britcher Concession Corporation.
  Warren was the devoted husband of the late Dorothy Mae Lighthiser 
Britcher and the father of Sherrie Ahrens, Drew Britcher, and the late 
Warren Britcher, Jr. He was the proud grandfather to four 
grandchildren, Douglas, Craig, Sean, and Caitlin Anne, and had four 
great grandchildren. He will be laid to rest at Ferncliff Cemetery in 
his hometown of Springfield, OH.
  Warren's service to our Nation and his contributions to the food 
service industry will not be forgotten. My sympathies go out to 
Warren's two surviving children, Sherrie and Drew, and his 
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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