[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 18, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2427-H2428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO FRANK FRYBURG

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Smucker) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and to pay tribute to 
a community leader, a veteran, and a vocal advocate, Mr. Frank Fryburg, 
who passed away last week at the age of 94.
  Those of us who had the pleasure to know Frank know that he lived a 
life of service to others. Frank joined the Navy in 1944 as an 
electronic technician, and went on to serve 20 years in the Navy 
Reserves. Frank was a graduate of Penn State University, earning his 
bachelor's degree in physics on the GI Bill. He later earned his MBA 
from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
  Frank served his community for a decade as a commissioner in Manheim 
Township in Lancaster County. He was an active member of his church, a 
national leader of his chosen fraternity, and worked to support 
countless community organizations over the years.
  With Frank, you always knew where you stood. He always shared his 
opinions with you, and they were very well-thought out. He was recently 
recognized as one of the most prolific letter writers to the editor in 
the local newspaper.
  Frank Fryburg was a man of exceptional character, of boundless energy 
and determination, a true servant leader, and a community advocate.
  Frank is survived by his 6 children, 13 grandchildren, and 20 great-
grandchildren.
  We will miss him. We wish those who are grieving, comfort. We give 
thanks for the opportunity to know Frank, who positively impacted so 
many people during his 94 years.


                          Thanking Alex Munro

  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to give thanks to someone who has 
positively impacted the lives of a generation of students and untold 
generations

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to come in Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District.
  Alex Munro has retired after 30 years as executive director of the 
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Foundation and Alumni 
Association. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is known across the 
State and across the Nation as a preeminent 2-year degree-granting 
institution, which prepares students for today's in-demand technical 
jobs.
  Prior to serving the college, Alex graduated from the school then 
known as the Thaddeus Stevens Trade School, and he talked many times 
about how it changed his life. He studied masonry at the school. After 
25 years in the private sector, successfully applying those skills and 
the lessons that he learned at Thaddeus Stevens, Alex joined the alumni 
foundation board before becoming the foundation's executive director in 
1990.
  Alex has been integral to the advancement of the school, building 
relationships with elected officials and industry leaders to support 
expansion of the school's mission and programs.
  Alex is known for saying: ``Changing lives is not by chance; it is a 
tradition at Stevens.''
  That is a tradition that he has dedicated himself to for the past 30 
years.
  I personally have worked with Alex for a number of years, and I have 
always appreciated his efforts and candor. I want to thank Alex for all 
he has done to improve the lives of so many students, and I 
congratulate him on his retirement.

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