[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 162 (Thursday, November 14, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING ERIC LARRABEE AS HE CELEBRATES HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY

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                           HON. DOUG LaMALFA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2013

  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate an 
extraordinary milestone of Durham resident Eric Larrabee, as he 
celebrates his 50th birthday today, November 14, 2013.
  A fourth generation Californian, Eric is an active member in the 
communities of Butte City, Chico and Durham. Eric and his wife, Treasa, 
are busy raising their twin daughters--Abigail and Jillian--in Durham, 
while simultaneously running a thriving agricultural operation and 
giving back to the communities he works and lives through volunteer 
efforts and serving on boards.
  Eric currently serves on the boards of the Association of California 
Water Agencies, as a trustee to the Enloe Medical Center, and a 
director at Western Canal Water District. He has also served on the 
Glenn Country Farm Services Agency County Commission, California Rice 
Research Board, Levee District Three, Butte City Volunteer Fire 
Department, and the Glenn County Planning Commission.
  Eric is also owner and partner of Larrabee Farms in Butte City, where 
he works alongside two of his brothers growing rice, pecans, walnuts 
and various row crops. Farming has been a part of Eric's entire life, 
being born in Chico and raised on a family farm his great grandfather 
originally started in 1918 in Clarks Valley in western Glenn County of 
the California coastal range.
  Eric enjoys spending time with his family, skiing in the winter, 
hunting and fishing throughout the year and enjoying the beautiful 
landscapes all of Northern California has to offer. As a proud father 
and husband, family is a strong part of his character. His dedication 
to community service, family and a life in farming is to be commended.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Eric on this special 
day, November 14, 2013, and in wishing him a Happy 50th Birthday. May 
he have many, many more.

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