[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16326]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       IN RECOGNITION OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK SPENCER CRITTENDEN

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 23, 2017

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Frederick 
Spencer Crittenden, a resident of Virginia's First District, who passed 
away on September 27, 2017. Fred was a graduate of Syringa High School 
and Randolph-Macon College, where he is a distinguished alumnus. He 
played minor league baseball for the Orlando Senators before being 
drafted into the United States Air Force to serve this great nation. 
After his service, Fred was a player, coach, and manager of the 
Deltaville ``Deltas'' baseball team. He started the Middlesex Baseball 
League for boys serving as the organizations first president.
  Fred and his father ran T.H. Crittenden & Son, Riverdale Farm where 
they raised hogs, cattle, vegetables, and grain. He went on to start a 
purebred Duroc Swine herd and found the Virginia Purebred Livestock 
International promoting the swine industry in Virginia and globally. 
Fred was inducted into the Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame.
  Fred made an impact on the community serving as a member of the Board 
of Directors of the Deltaville Civic Association, Middlesex County 
School Board, Middlesex County Board of Supervisors, Middlesex County 
Social Security Services board, and the Airport Committee.
  Fred is survived by his wife, Jane; daughter, Susan; sons, Thomas and 
Gerald; eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Mr. Speaker, 
I ask you to join me in honoring Fred's life and his service to 
Virginia.

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