[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING JOHN POPRIK

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise 
today to honor the life and the memory of a very special member of our 
Bucks County community, John Poprik, who our community 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 a dedicated man, dedicated to making our community a 
better place through public service. He served on the Water and Sewer 
Authority, the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission, and the 
Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review.
  More than anything, however, John was a dedicated family man. He 
spent some of his most treasured moments with his five grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, 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, decent, and honorable man, enjoy the eternal reward 
for a life he spent serving others.

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