[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 154 (Tuesday, October 8, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1019]
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                        HONORING TED DREWES, JR.

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                             HON. CORI BUSH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 8, 2024

  Ms. BUSH. Mr. Speaker, I, along with the people of St. Louis, rise to 
celebrate and honor the life and legacy of Theodore Raymond Drewes, Jr. 
The name Ted Drewes is synonymous with summer in St. Louis. For 
generations, Ted Drewes Frozen Custard has brought joy and sweet 
memories to Missouri's First District.
  In 1930, tennis star Ted Drewes, Sr. debuted his first St. Louis 
Frozen Custard stand on Natural Bridge Road, later opening two 
locations that still serve St. Louisans and visitors alike on South 
Grand Boulevard and Chippewa Street. As a child, Ted Drewes Jr. often 
appeared in the family's custard stands advertisements with the tagline 
``It really is good guys, and gals!'' Ted Drewes, Jr. fully embraced 
the family business working 80 hours a week between stands and making 
it the beloved St. Louis institution we crave. Like many across St. 
Louis, on a hot summer day, I have cooled down with my two favorite Ted 
Drewes staples: The Christy or a Strawberry Concrete.
  Ted not only loved frozen custard, but he was also an accomplished 
rifleman, speed roller skater, and table tennis player. He valued using 
philanthropy to further customer service and community service, 
particularly through supporting his church, Historic Trinity Lutheran 
Church in Soulard, and the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
  I offer my deepest condolences on behalf of Missouri's First District 
to his wife Dorothy Jane Drewes, daughters Christy Dillon and Cynthia 
Verseman, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and the many people and 
community members who loved him.

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