[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2687-H2688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING McCAFFREY'S FOOD MARKETS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, our local businesses in Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania, help make our community vibrant and prosperous. Today, I 
am proud to recognize one such business, McCaffrey's Food Markets, 
which was recently named Business of the Year by the Newtown Business 
Association. Each year, the Newtown Business Association recognizes a 
business that contributes to our regional economy and contributes 
substantially to the community at large.
  The McCaffreys opened their first supermarket in 1986 in Lower 
Makefield and over the past three decades has expanded throughout 
Pennsylvania and

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New Jersey while maintaining its headquarters in Middletown Township.
  McCaffrey's Food Markets and the McCaffrey family are both noted for 
their generosity to our community and are noted supporters of the 
American Red Cross, St. Mary's Medical Center, the American Cancer 
Society, and the 9/11 Garden of Reflection, among many other 
organizations and memorials.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud McCaffrey's Food Markets, the McCaffrey 
family, and all their amazing employees for their investment in our 
community and their entrepreneurship.

  I also thank Bill Sheffer and Beverly Dimler of the Newtown Business 
Association for all their leadership in our community.


    Recognizing Bucks County Association for the Blind and Visually 
                                Impaired

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a nonprofit 
organization in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, that is seeking to assist 
college students as they enter the workforce. The Bucks County 
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, based in Newtown, 
recently teamed up with Bucks County Community College to collect 
attire for college students.
  Mr. Speaker, a critical component to ensuring the success of recent 
college graduates, and those who will be graduating in the future, is 
making sure that they are equipped with the resources they need to 
succeed. I applaud the work of the Bucks County Association for the 
Blind and Visually Impaired, especially the organization's executive 
director, Anne Marie Hyer, for her service.
  I also thank Bucks County Community College for its collaboration 
with this dynamic organization and so many others in our community.


                          Honoring John Poprik

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise 
today to honor the life and memory of a very, very special member of 
the Bucks County community, John Poprik, whom we recently lost.
  Born in Philadelphia, John attended Father Judge High School and 
Drexel University, where he graduated in 1970 with a degree in 
accounting. He was a respected business executive, having served as the 
CFO of Better Material Corp. before becoming the CFO of Sommer Maid 
Creamery.
  John was truly dedicated to making our community a better place 
through public service. He served on the Northampton Bucks County Water 
and Sewer Authority, the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission, and 
Pennsylvania's Office of Unemployment Compensation Board of Review.
  More than anything, John was a dedicated family man. He spent some of 
his most treasured moments with his five grandchildren, his wife, Pat, 
and his children.
  I extend my deepest condolences to his beloved wife of 50 years, my 
dear friend Pat Poprik, and their sons, Brad and Matt. May John, a good 
and decent and honorable man, enjoy his eternal reward for a life well-
lived.

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