[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16498]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                    IN HONOR OF MR. FRED S. JEALOUS

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 23, 2015

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great American, Mr. 
Fred S. Jealous, on the occasion of his retirement after more than 30 
years of dedicated public service. Fred is a beacon of compassion, 
justice, and community service. Over the many years that he and his 
wife, Ann Todd Jealous, have lived on the Monterey Peninsula, Fred has 
devoted countless hours of his professional and volunteer time to 
weaving, reinforcing, and repairing the social fabric of our community.
  Fred originally hailed from Connecticut. In 1963, he earned a B.A. in 
history from Clark University in Worcester, MA. He went on to earn a 
Masters of Arts in Teaching from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH, 
in 1963. He then answered the call for public service and entered the 
Peace Corps, teaching math and English in rural Turkey. Upon his return 
from Turkey, Fred renewed his studies, this time in the field of 
Psychology, at the U.S. International University in San Diego.
  In 1967, love for Ann Todd brought Fred to Baltimore, MD. However, as 
an interracial couple, they had to travel to Washington, D.C., to 
marry. In Baltimore, Fred became active in the civil rights movement 
agitating for the integration of public places. Fred and Ann moved to 
the Monterey Peninsula where he and Ann settled in Pacific Grove and 
raised their two children, Ben and Lara.
  It was on the Central Coast that Fred hit his stride as a community 
builder and activist. He worked with the Veterans Administration to 
develop education programs for disabled veterans, served as executive 
director of the Salinas Volunteer Center, and founded the Monterey 
County Men's Alternatives to Violence. In 1987, Fred took this last 
effort a step further and founded the Breakthrough Men's Community as a 
non-profit organization to provide men with skills to free themselves 
from non-productive, painful, or abusive aspects of their lives. 
Staffed by volunteer graduates of the program, Breakthrough helps men 
work on communication and listening skills, self-esteem, parenting, 
alternatives to sexual obsession, reducing homophobia, and building 
healthy, inclusive communities. Fred has remained at the helm of 
Breakthrough since its founding and is now preparing to pass on that 
leadership.
  Fred has truly made our community a better place. He is truly an 
example and inspiration for those who have the great fortune to know 
him. That is perhaps most true for Fred's son Ben, who followed his 
father's--and mother's--example to become the President and CEO of the 
NAACP. I know I speak for the whole House in extending to Fred Jealous 
our deep appreciation for his life's work and offer our best wishes to 
him and his family on this next chapter in his remarkable life.

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