[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 163 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     IN RECOGNITION OF MR. WILLIAM ``BILL'' KENNETH LAZZERINI, JR.

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                         HON. DAVID G. VALADAO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2016

  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Mr. William 
``Bill'' Kenneth Lazzerini, Jr. for receiving the 2016 Kern County 
Person of the Year award.
  This year, Mr. Lazzerini was honored as the 2016 Kern County Person 
of the Year at the Kern County Fair in Bakersfield, California. This 
award is given to members of the community who have done outstanding 
community work. As a husband, father, grandfather, and successful 
business owner, Mr. Lazzerini exemplifies the values, beliefs, and 
kindness Kern County stands for by consistently giving back to the 
community. Throughout his life, he has supported local charities and 
causes such as the Ronald McDonald House, California State University 
Bakersfield Foundation, and the Bakersfield College Helmet Club.
  Mr. Lazzerini was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley where he 
attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. Mr. 
Lazzerini later attended the University of Southern California where he 
excelled as a collegiate athlete, winning multiple College World Series 
while playing baseball.
  After graduating college, Mr. Lazzerini became a jewelry runner in 
the jewelry district in downtown Los Angeles. In 1971 his father 
purchased a beer distributor in Bakersfield, and a year later he was 
asked to help run Advance Beverage Company, which is continuously 
recognized as one of the premier Anheuser-Busch distributors in the 
Nation. Since Advance Beverage Company was created in 1971, it has gone 
from thirteen employees to over one-hundred-fifty and sales have 
increased from 450,000 cases per year to over five million cases per 
year. After forty-five years of successful ownership of the largest 
beer wholesaler in Kern County, Mr. Lazzerini and his company have 
become staples in our community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives to join me in commending Mr. William ``Bill'' Kenneth 
Lazzerini, Jr. on being named the 2016 Kern County Person of the Year.

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