[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING THE CHERRY FAMILY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
Cherry family from Girard, Illinois, as they prepare to retire from 
Cherry's IGA, a family-operated business for more than 100 years in 
Macoupin County, Illinois.
  Cherry's opened in 1908 as the Girard City Meat Market, owned by 
Clarence Cherry, as an extension of his family farm located only 1 mile 
away from the store.
  In the 1950s, the store turned into a full-service grocery store 
under the watch of son, Phil Cherry. In 1987, Phil's son, Jim, took 
over the store and has owned it to this day.
  It is hard to overstate the importance of a local grocery store and 
what a strong local grocery store can mean to the residents of a small 
community like Girard. For more than 100 years, the Cherrys were more 
than just small business owners, they were friends, community leaders, 
and public servants.
  The Cherrys embodied all that is great about this country, and they 
achieved the American Dream. So congratulations, and thank you to the 
Cherry family and enjoy your well-earned retirement.

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