[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7824]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        FRED WILLICH, OUTSTANDING SMALL BUSINESSMAN FROM KANSAS

  (Mr. RYUN of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RYUN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, as we observe the National Small 
Business Week, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize an 
outstanding small businessman from Kansas.
  Fred Willich is the founder and president of an interior design 
company in Manhattan, Kansas, called Hi-Tech Interiors. Fred has 
exemplified the true character of an entrepreneur. When he started his 
business, Fred utilized Kansas State University's Small Business 
Development Center as a resource in his community. Then Fred gave back 
to his community in times that were difficult.
  Because of this, Fred has been named the Kansas Small Businessman for 
the year 2001.
  Our country was founded by entrepreneurs who believed in hard work, 
creativity, and the free enterprise system.
  Fred has built on this American spirit of success through his 
ownership of an American small business. He should be a role model for 
all of us.

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