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E2312 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 19, 2011 Joe Frazier—it was a time when families of Weymouth, Massachusetts. He is an excel- the way, much can be learned from the Mac- would gather around the radio or the network lent role model for young adults, a leader for cabees’ old and new saga and spirit. The ter- television as Howard Cosell narrated the po- his fellow community members and a shining rorists negate the life-enlightening, plural- etic clash of power, resilience and grace that istic and inclusive principles of Chanuka’s example of what it means to be a public serv- bright Menorah daring to challenge the is a heavyweight title fight. During this time, ant. I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing darkness. All humans have now become like Lyle fought Muhammad Ali, Earnie Shavers, him many more years of health and happi- vulnerable Jews yet empowered with our and George Foreman, taking Ali to the 11th ness. people’s indomitable faith and heroic exam- round before losing by TKO, knocking-out f ple to face an oppressive foe—physically, Shavers in the 6th, and knocking down Fore- spiritually, and psychologically—and pre- man twice before suffering a KO late in the A CHANUKA MESSAGE vail. 5th. While calling the Lyle-Foreman fight for f ABC’s ‘‘Wide World of Sports,’’ Cosell re- HON. E. SCOTT RIGELL HAROLD ANDERSON TRIBUTE marked ‘‘it’s not artistic, but it is slugging!’’ OF VIRGINIA Lyle retired from boxing in 1980, and then IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES attempted a brief comeback in 1995, when he HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON won four more fights. After retirement he dedi- Monday, December 19, 2011 OF COLORADO cated himself to coaching boxing in his old Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES neighborhood, hoping to give children the enter a statement into the RECORD on behalf Monday, December 19, 2011 same opportunities that boxing had afforded of my constituent, Dr. Israel Zoberman. Dr. Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in him. On most any given afternoon he was Zoberman is the Founding Rabbi of Congrega- honor of Mr. Harold Anderson, President of down at the Salvation Army Red Shield Center tion Beth Chaverim in Virginia Beach, Virginia. the Board of the Costilla Conservation District. in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, coach- He is also the president of the Hampton Mr. Anderson was inducted into the Colorado ing at the boxing program that bore his name Roads Board of Rabbis and Cantors. Dr. Association of Conservation Districts’ Con- and teaching not just the right jab and left Zoberman asked me to enter the following re- servation Hall of Fame on November 16, hook, but also the discipline and focus that al- marks into the RECORD regarding Chanuka. lowed him to go toe-toe with the great 2011. Dr. Zoberman’s statement follows. Mr. Anderson, of Jaroso, Colorado, is heavyweights of his era. Chanuka’s origins in the drama of a small Mr. Speaker, Ron Lyle was an inspiration to known among his peers for his dedication to people standing up to the might of the Helle- his duties, knowledge of the area’s most im- our community—a role model whose impres- nistic empire of antiquity is a poignant sym- sive 43–7–1 record nonetheless does not do bol and a timeless reminder of Israel’s portant issues, and reliability. He is a tireless justice to what he meant to those around him. unique and timely legacy. The Maccabees’ supporter of the farmers and ranchers that He will be sorely missed, but his legacy will successful revolt in 167 B.C.E. against the form the bedrock of his community, and works continue to shape young boxers and help dictates of King Antiochus IV that sought to with fellow board members to keep the focus write the next chapter in Colorado’s boxing deprive the Jews of practicing their faith, on what they can do for Costilla County. was truly a stance of a proud conscience. Our history. Friends say that he is ‘‘a heck of a cattle haul- refusal to submit to a superior physical er, too.’’ f power when our spiritual inheritance was at Since his appointment to the Board in 1999, HONORING THE LIFE AND PUBLIC stake, is a clear indication of how deep a bond we held with our religious convictions, Mr. Anderson has earned a reputation for SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ready to sacrifice the sacred gift of life for making things happen, whether it’s a commu- FRANKLIN FRYER the sake of an ancestral covenant with the nity event, scholarship program, or teaching God of Freedom and Responsibility. workshop. During a difficult time full of man- HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING The word Chanuka and its very meaning agement turnover, he kept the District on firm OF MASSACHUSETTS represent the spirit of dedication to noble footing, often by assuming extra duties. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ideals and ideas through the cleansing of Je- Mr. Anderson’s family has been a part of rusalem’s temple of old from pagan defile- Monday, December 19, 2011 the San Luis Valley for generations, beginning ment. The Talmud’s insisting focus on the when his grandfather moved into the farm- Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to miracle of the cruse of oil lasting eight days reflects the Rabbis’ aversion to the blood- house where they still reside in the late 1920s. recognize the dedicated service of Franklin He has been married to his wife Kathy for 39 Fryer. In his 57 years of service to the Town shed and the Hasmoneans’ intra-political strife, associated with the war and beyond. years, and together they raised a son and two of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Franklin helped Consequently, the Book of the Maccabees daughters. Harold is a member of the numer- advance many important initiatives and tire- was not included in our own Biblical canon ous local boards, committees, and cattlemen’s lessly served his community. Now at age 90, but was fortunately preserved through the associations, and was appointed by Secretary as he celebrates his retirement from public life Catholic one. In truth, the conflict was not of the Interior Ken Salazar to serve on the Rio at the end of this month, I am proud to join only against the enemy from without, but Grande Natural Habitat Initiative. family, friends, colleagues, and community also in response to the experienced assimila- tion from within. The encounter with the Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Mr. leaders in thanking him for his many years of Harold Anderson. I rise today to thank him for commitment to the Commonwealth of Massa- dominant, flourishing and tempting Greek culture led, however, to a fruitful engage- his public spirit and devotion to the conserva- chusetts. ment influencing Rabbinic thought and tion needs of Costilla County, Colorado. Franklin is that rare individual who dedicates logic. f his entire life’s work to public service. After The flickering lights of Chanuka have bravely serving as a Marine in World War II, come to represent through centuries of try- RECOGNIZING THE 90TH ANNIVER- he returned to his native Weymouth to con- ing suffering the miracle of Jewish survival SARY OF THE FORT WALTON tinue his civic service. In 1955, he was elected in spite of great odds, while endowing the BEACH GENERAL FEDERATION to the Board of Selectmen, where he served human family with an enduring, undying OF WOMEN’S CLUB until 1973. Three years later, Franklin was hope for a world transformed and redeemed. elected Town Clerk, a position he has held Let us continue to pray and labor that the ancient promise of prophetic Shalom from HON. JEFF MILLER ever since. But those are just the positions he the hills of Judea, the first such inspiring OF FLORIDA held; they don’t speak to the countless hours and courageous message of universal em- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and services he has dedicated to his commu- brace, will yet be realized for all of God’s nity in excess of his job. Franklin is a reflec- children including the offspring of Isaac and Monday, December 19, 2011 tion of all that we hope and expect community Ishmael whose familial bond cannot be de- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise leaders to be. The Town of Weymouth would nied. How frustrating that there are Pales- today to congratulate the Fort Walton Beach not be the same without him, so it was a fitting tinian leaders attempting to re-write history General Federation of Women’s Club on their tribute that the office where he had been by removing the incontrovertible Jewish 90th Anniversary. For nearly a century, the connection with the Temple Mount, seeking working for the past 12 years was renamed in to extinguish Chanuka’s authenticity. Fort Walton Beach General Federation of his honor. Franklin’s retirement marks the end As our American nation, the State of Women’s Club has served the Northwest Flor- of an era for the Weymouth community. Israel and the entire free world fight the ida community with continuous benevolence. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize blight of contemporary terrorism with Iran The Fort Walton Beach General Federation Franklin Fryer for his dedication to the people begrudging the Maccabeean victory leading of Women’s Club’s history dates back to the VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:31 Dec 20, 2011 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19DE8.003 E19DEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS.