[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E382]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF TOM FILLIPPO

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2013

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my colleagues, Congressman Pat 
Meehan and Congressman Joe Pitts, I rise today to congratulate Tom 
Fillippo of Malvern, Pennsylvania on receiving the Chester County 
Economic Development Council's Hall of Fame Award for his outstanding 
accomplishments within the Chester County business community and the 
entire area community. The litany of his accomplishments and 
contributions is amazing.
   In addition to his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of 
Devault Foods, Tom served as Chairman of the Board of the Chester 
County Chamber of Business and Industry from 2002 to 2006. Tom also 
serves as Chairman of the West Chester University's Council of 
Trustees, a Board Member of the West Chester University Foundation and 
Sturzebecker Foundation, and a Board Member of the Paoli Hospital 
Foundation. Additionally, he serves on the Central and Western Chester 
County Industrial Development Authority and the Chester County 
Industrial Development Board of Directors.
   Tom is a member of the West Chester University Football Hall of Fame 
and has received numerous awards for his service to the business 
community and community at large including the Chester County Boy 
Scouts' Community Service Award, the Great Valley Chamber's Business 
Leader of the Year Award, the West Chester University Distinguished 
Alumni Award, the American Meat Institute's Community Service Award, 
and the Order of the Purple Heart's Outstanding Citizen Award.
   Mr. Speaker, in light of his outstanding professional 
accomplishments and exemplary record of service to the Chester County 
community, we ask that our colleagues join us today in recognizing Tom 
Fillippo of Malvern, Pennsylvania on receiving the Chester County 
Economic Development Council's Hall of Fame Award and, on behalf of our 
constituents, thank him for his tireless and unceasing efforts to make 
the County a wonderful place to raise a family and succeed in business.

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