[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHIEF DAVID FRENZEL WITH THE ORANGE 
                            FIRE DEPARTMENT

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 2019

  Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a great man 
and thank him for fifty years of service to the City of Orange's Fire 
Department, Chief David Frenzel. Chief Frenzel was born on June 25, 
1947 to E.P. and Sophia Frenzel in Orange, Texas. He and his brother, 
Dolan, were raised there and attended public school.
   Chief Frenzel began his college career at Lamar Tech anticipating a 
career in the medical field. In the spring of 1969 Fire Chief Vertis 
Sands called and offered him a job with the fire department on a 
Thursday. He withdrew from classes at Lamar on Friday and went to work 
at the fire department on Saturday, April 19, 1969. The rest, as they 
say, is history. Chief Frenzel did go on to earn his degree from Lamar 
University in Fire Protection Technology in 1978 and completed the 
Executive Officer program through the National Fire Academy in 2000.
   Through the years, Chief Frenzel advanced through the ranks at the 
fire department and was named Fire Chief in 1997. Today he continues to 
serve in that capacity, claiming that he still has a few things he 
would like to accomplish within the department before retirement.
   In addition to his firefighter duties, Chief Frenzel has volunteered 
in many capacities throughout the community, including service on St. 
Mary's Catholic Church Pastoral Council; serving on the boards of the 
Sabine Neches Chief Association and Lamar Institute of Technology; and 
serving as Scout Master for Troop 1 for twenty-five years with 75 young 
men earning the rank of Eagle Scout under his leadership.
   Chief Frenzel and his wife Hildy have been married for 41 years and 
have two sons, David and Adam, both of whom were valedictorians at West 
Orange Stark High School and went on to graduate from Texas A & M 
University. They are also the proud grandparents of five grandchildren 
Charlie, Sam, Andy, Abigail, and Alden.
   Chief Frenzel is known for his humble ways, quick wit, and knowledge 
of Orange history. His most admirable quality is his love of God, his 
family, and for the Orange Fire Department.
   Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate Chief Frenzel on his half 
century of dedicated service to the Orange Fire Department and in 
thanks of a heroism few share, but all are grateful for.

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