[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 113 (Friday, July 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        HONORING ROBERT FELLION

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 6, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Robert 
Fellion who has announced the Napa County Fourth of July Parade for the 
past thirty years, from 1989 to 2017 and is the Grand Marshal of the 
2018 parade.
  Mr. Fellion was born in Berkeley, California and moved to Napa County 
when he was in high school. He graduated from St. Helena High School in 
1963. After working for Sears Roebuck and Company for several decades, 
Mr. Fellion retired and opened Fellion's Deli in Calistoga, California 
in 1984.
  Mr. Fellion has been a constant presence at our local Fourth of July 
parade as the announcer and many people look forward to hearing him 
announce the parade each year. This year the community looks forward to 
Mr. Fellion leading the parade as the Grand Marshal, a well-deserved 
honor.
  Mr. Fellion's commitment to serving our Napa County community does 
not end with his work for the parade. He has served as an auctioneer 
for many community fundraisers, including St. Helena High School's 
athletic booster association and Soroptimist International of 
Calistoga. Mr. Fellion sponsored a little league team and provided the 
Calistoga High School football team with breakfast and packed them 
lunches when they played away games. In recognition for his support of 
youth activities, Mr. Fellion, along with his wife Carol and his 
brother Steve, won Calistoga's Citizen of the Year award in 1987.
  Mr. Fellion is a current member and past president of the Native Sons 
of the Golden West, St. Helena. He is also a long-time member of the 
Rotary Club of Calistoga and an original member of the St. Helena Hall 
of Fame committee, which is committed to honoring high school athletes 
and coaches in our community.
  Mr. Speaker, Bob Fellion is dedicated to serving our community and 
has done so for many decades. He is an involved community member who 
aims to give back to the community that he says raised him. It is 
therefore fitting and proper that we honor Robert Fellion here today.

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