[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1221]
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                       COMMENDING PAUL E. FISHER

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                             HON. TED BUDD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2022

  Mr. BUDD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the life of my 
fellow North Carolinian, Paul E. Fisher. Mr. Fisher was the driving 
force behind F&M Financial Corporation and F&M Bank for almost 60 
years. He was a tireless community leader and volunteer until his 
passing on October 30, 2020.
  As Chairman and CEO of F&M Bank, Mr. Fisher believed that community 
banking offered an opportunity to improve the quality of life for all 
his clients and the communities he was privileged to serve. He 
volunteered on the NC Banking Commission for a decade and was President 
and Treasurer of the NC Banking Association, in addition to serving two 
terms as Dean of the NC School of Banking.
  Forever tied to the success of F&M Bank, Mr. Fisher was better known 
for his warm heart and decades of local fundraising efforts to build 
the Saleeby-Fisher YMCA, The Rowan County Chamber of Commerce's Gateway 
Building, the Rowan Helping Ministries homeless shelter, the Rowan 
Educational Foundation, the Bell Tower Green Park, as well as a myriad 
of other facilities and causes ranging from the arts, healthcare, human 
needs, and youth. He always wanted to leave the world a little better 
than he found it. His drive to plant a tree under whose shade he will 
never sit was his most telling attribute.
  Over his nearly 83 years, Mr. Fisher had a very simple recipe for 
life: show up, find a way to be useful, and love with all your heart. 
He was grateful for the friendship and love shown to him by the people 
of Rowan County, the State of North Carolina, and all those who helped 
him along life's path.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to commend Mr. Paul E. Fisher of F&M Bank 
and Salisbury, North Carolina for a lifetime of service to his 
community.

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