[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 21290-21291]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING SHERYL BERRY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 9, 2009

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and 
congratulate Sheryl Berry upon being named by the Madera District 
Chamber of Commerce as a 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree. Mrs. 
Berry was recognized on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at the Fifth Annual 
Lifetime Achievement Awards and Installation Dinner.
  Sheryl Berry was born at Dearborn Hospital in Madera, California to 
Bob and Merrill Howe. During her childhood she was surrounded by her 
brothers and cousins. Work and community service began at a young age 
for Mrs. Berry. At five years old, she became a member of Camp Fire and 
she had her first job at the age of eight, licking postage stamps at 
the family-owned business, TECO. She graduated from Madera Union High 
School and attended Fresno State.
  Mrs. Berry has dedicated her entire life to family, career and 
community. As a worker for the family business, TECO, she became known 
for her high business standards, strong sense of loyalty to the 
customers and further creating a highly successful business. After 
forty years, Mrs. Berry retired from managing the business, allowing 
her to spend even more time in the community and with her family.
  The Camp Fire experience was a lasting commitment for Mrs. Berry. She 
continued with the organization through her high school years. In 1971 
she became an active member of Algeria Guild for Children's Hospital 
Central California, where she served as treasurer, secretary and 
president in 1976. She remains an active member of the guild and 
recently received her thirty-five year pin. As her children were 
growing up, they became involved with 4-H and Mrs. Berry was right 
along with them, as the boys began their own beef cattle projects. She 
served as the project leader for eighteen years in the areas of 
citizenship, cultural exchange, outdoor camping and sewing. Mrs. Berry 
also served as the 4-H Co-Camp Director for ten years.
  In 1985 Mrs. Berry became involved with the Madera County Historical 
Society, where she is the current president and has maintained that 
position for ten years. Through her involvement with the Historical 
Society, she became involved with the Madera Method Wagon Train. She 
has traveled trails with the Wagon Train through the Madera County 
foothills, to Stockton, California and to Houston, Texas.
  For her community activities, Mrs. Berry has received multiple awards 
and honors including, the 1987 4-H ``Outstanding Community Club 
Leader,'' Madera District Fair 1988 ``Homemaker of the Year,'' 
California State University, Fresno Ag One ``Women in Agriculture, 
Common Thread Award'' in 2000 and the Madera County Historical Society 
``Presidential Fume Award'' in 2005. Mrs. Berry has

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a life long history of working to create a better community in Madera.
  Mrs. Berry has been married to Randy for thirty-three years. She has 
four sons and eleven grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Sheryl Berry 
upon being honored with the Madera Chamber of Commerce 2009 Lifetime 
Achievement Award. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Mrs. 
Berry many years of continued success.

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