[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 161 (Wednesday, November 13, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TO RECOGNIZE THE LIFE OF MR. FREDDIE SLACK

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 13, 2013

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life of 
Frederick Slack, Sr. who passed away at the age of 90 on his beloved 
farm in Forest Grove, Bucks County.
  Fred, a lifelong resident of the Village of Forest Grove, was a 
school bus driver, a farrier, a pilot, a World War II veteran, a 
baseball fan and a loving family man. However, many knew him for his 
farm which was his pride and joy. In 1996, The Fred Slack Farm became 
the first farm in Buckingham Township to be added onto The Pennsylvania 
Farm Preservation. Fred and Evelyn were so proud.
  Fred was a member of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and was an avid 
proponent of Farm Preservation efforts, both in Bucks County and across 
the state.
  For decades, Fred and his late-wife Evelyn were proud to grow some of 
the best tasting corn and tomatoes in the area. Visitors to their farm 
were always greeted with warm and welcoming smiles and the couple 
treasured the memories made at their humble property.
  My thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to Fred's friends and 
family--his four children, eight grandchildren and his great 
grandchild. May they all take comfort in knowing that Fred's legacy 
lives on in the fields he worked and the lives he touched--neither soon 
to be forgotten.

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