[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 151 (Monday, October 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF HENRY TEICHERT

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 28, 2013

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise in 
honor of Henry Teichert, who recently passed away in Sacramento at the 
age of 96. As his family, friends, and the entire Sacramento community 
gather to celebrate his life and legacy, I ask my colleagues to join me 
in honoring Mr. Teichert.
  Henry Teichert was born on September 6, 1917 in Sacramento to Augusta 
and Adolph Teichert Jr. He was married to Wendy Downey for 56 years 
until her passing in 2003. Together they had five children, Frederick, 
Jonathan, Isaiah, Rose and Wendy-Marie, 17 grandchildren and 20 great 
grandchildren. Mr. Teichert graduated from the University of 
California, Berkeley in 1939, where he earned a degree in English and 
proudly served our country as an intelligence officer in the United 
States Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war he earned his 
law degree from Boalt Hall Law School and returned to his hometown of 
Sacramento where with several other attorneys, formed one of the first 
group law practices in the region, which later became McDonough Holland 
& Allen.
  Mr. Teichert's law career ended when he took over the family 
construction business, A. Teichert and Son, when his father passed away 
in 1953. A. Teichert and Son, now Teichert, Inc., has been serving the 
Sacramento region for over one hundred and twenty-five years and holds 
the oldest active contractor's license in the state, No. 8. Mr. 
Teichert served as the corporation's president and chairman of the 
board for thirty-five years. He had the business acumen to turn 
Teichert from a company to a corporation which includes Teichert 
Construction, Teichert Materials, StoneBridge Properties, and the 
Teichert Foundation. Together, these companies are leaders in the 
fields of construction, aggregate production, and real estate 
development, while also being one of the most charitable organizations 
in Sacramento.
  Beyond being a stellar businessman and committed father, Mr. Teichert 
was a civic minded individual. He belonged to many social 
organizations, including the Sacramento Rotary Club for over fifty 
years, the Sutter Club and he was an active member of Sacramento's 
Trinity Cathedral. He was a founding board member of the Sacramento 
Region Community Foundation. In 1968, Mr. Teichert helped establish the 
Sacramento Chapter of the National Urban League with the goal of 
improving job and education opportunities for Sacramento's African 
American community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in paying honor 
to Henry Teichert for being an exemplary member of the Sacramento 
Community. I ask that we all take a moment and give our utmost respect 
and condolences to his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. 
His life and commitment to Sacramento are an inspiration to us all.

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