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Force, General Bradley joined the New York 

Air National Guard in 1992 where he has commanded frontline combat units at the squadron, group and wing level. He has served at 

the National Guard Bureau and the Headquarters United States Air Force. General 

Bradley is a command pilot with over 3500 

hours in the T–37, T–38, F–16 and MQ–9 aircraft. He has flown combat missions in support of Operation Provide Comfort, Operation 

Northern Watch, Operation Southern Watch, 

Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. 

In 2008, General Bradley began a four year 

tenure as Commander of the 174th Fighter 

Wing in Syracuse, New York. Under his command, the 174th saw a number of significant 

milestones including the conversion of the 

Wing from F–16 fighter jets to MQ–9 Reaper 

Drones, the standup of the MQ–9 Field Training Detachment, and the addition of numerous 

support mechanisms at Hancock field, especially the full-time Director of Psychological 

Health. 

Brigadier General Kevin W. Bradley currently serves as Assistant Adjutant General— 

Air, New York Air National Guard. In this role, 

General Bradley is responsible for five flying 

wings and the Northeast Air Defense Sector. 

He is the primary advisor to the Adjutant General on all Air Guard matters. 

General Bradley has answered the call to 

serve his country for more than 28 years. His 

service has made a great difference in the 

lives of so many. On behalf of the 25th Congressional District of New York, I thank General Bradley for his many years of service to 

our nation and community. America is grateful 

for his service and sacrifice, and that of his 

wife Karen. 

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A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE 

LIFE OF DONALD HARVEY SEILER 

HON. ANNA G. ESHOO OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

honor the life of an extraordinary man, Donald 

Harvey Seiler, who passed away on August 3, 

2012. Don was a native San Franciscan and 

was educated at the University of California at 

Berkeley where he earned his BS and MBA 

degrees, and a member of Lambda Phi Fraternity. After graduation from Berkeley, he 

worked as an accountant before founding 

Seiler and Company in 1957. He served on 

the boards of Ross Stores, Inc., and Greater 

Bay Bancorp., and was active as a volunteer 

in the Jewish community. He served as President of the Board of Beth Am in Los Altos 

Hills and in other roles on the congregation’s 

board, and as president and campaign chair 

on the board of the Peninsula Jewish Community Center. He served on the board of the 

Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life, the 

Council of Jewish Federations, the Jewish 

Home for the Aged, the Jewish Community 

Endowment Fund, Mount Zion Hospital and 

United Jewish Community Centers. 

Don’s philanthropy and leadership extended 

to education, medicine and environmental 

causes. He funded the Public Accounting 

Chair at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business in 1995, and served on the boards of the 

Peninsula Community Foundation and the 

Stanford Medical Center. He and his wife 

Ruthie chaired the board of Stanford Hospital’s Friends of Cardiovascular Medicine. He 

received the Public Service Award from the 

California Society of CPAs , the Robert Sinton 

Distinguished Leadership Award from the Jewish Community Federation, and the Professional of the Year Award by the Jewish Community Endowment Fund. He was also honored with the Avenidas Lifetime of Achievement Award. 

Don met his wife Ruthie in college and they 

were married for 62 years. They traveled 

widely and shared a long and loving marriage. 

They moved to the mid-peninsula in 1960 

where they raised their children, Carol and 

Matt. Don was the loving grandfather of Cory 

and Mark Roberts, Matt and Allie Seiler, and 

the brother of Stuart Seiler and his wife Gaye. 

He also leaves his daughter-in-law Susan. 

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me 

in honoring the memory of Donald Harvey 

Seiler and in extending our most sincere sympathy to his wife and family. He was a great 

and good man, one who gave so generously 

of his considerable talents and extensive resources to benefit others. Don Seiler’s life defined what a great citizen is and can be. 

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IN RECOGNITION OF THE 49TH 

GEORGIA STATE WORKSHOP OF 

OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY 

HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

today to recognize the 49th Georgia State 

Workshop of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, which 

will be held on October 4–7, 2012 in Columbus, Georgia. Around 1,500 members of 

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. from across the 

State of Georgia will gather in Columbus with 

their families for this event. The 2012 State 

Workshop theme is ‘‘Friendship and Fraternity, 

Beyond 100 Years.’’ 

Since its founding in 1911 at Howard University in Washington, DC, Omega Psi Phi 

members have worked tirelessly to give back 

to their communities. The men of Omega Psi 

Phi have provided a consistent source of support and service to communities throughout 

the United States and the world. Upholding 

the organization’s cardinal principles of manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift, 

the men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 

have maintained a commitment to the betterment of mankind, enhancement of the community, and the enrichment of collegiate men. 

Today, the fraternity boasts more than 700 

chapters throughout the United States, Bermuda, the Virgin Islands, South Korea, Japan, 

Liberia, Germany, and Kuwait. 

The local Men of Omega Psi Phi, including 

the Chapters of Lambda Iota and Nu Delta at 

Columbus State University, have contributed 

to the community by holding numerous voter 

registration drives and blood drives. They 

have also donated school supplies to elementary and high school students as well as more 

than $350,000 to local high school seniors 

who plan to attend college. 

Omega Psi Phi members have also 

mentored hundreds of at-risk youth and have 

hosted local Talent Hunt programs for gifted 

Performing Arts students. They have conducted hundreds of Adopt-A-Highway cleanups and donated Thanksgiving and Christmas 

baskets to the needy in the community. In addition, members have served on various civic 

boards in the Columbus community. 

Continuing the tradition of giving back, 

Omega Psi Phi’s 49th Georgia State Workshop will conduct a Health Fair and a Statewide Talent Hunt for students of the Performing Arts. They will also mentor young African-American male students at Marshall Middle School and make a collective donation to 

Feed the Valley, a local food bank. 

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me 

today in recognizing the 49th Georgia State 

Workshop of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The 

Columbus community welcomes these outstanding men and their families and applauds 

their dedication and service to the community. 

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STOKOE FARMS 200TH 

ANNIVERSARY 

HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 21, 2012 

Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise 

to honor the Stokoe Family of Scottsville, New 

York. For 200 years, Stokoe Farms has 

thrived as a family farm, and grown to become 

an icon of Western New York. 

Thomas Stokoe founded Stokoe Farms in 

1812, after immigrating to the United States 

from Nafferton, England. Thomas originally 

purchased 100 acres on Bowerman Road in 

Scottsville. A year later, Thomas married 

Maria Romeyn and by 1859 Thomas and 

Maria had passed the growing family farm 

onto the next generation. 

Today, the 7th generation of Stokoe family 

members continues to operate Stokoe Farms. 

It has continued to grow over the years thanks 

to the hard work, commitment and dedication 

of the Stokoe family, and is now home to 

crops, livestock and agri-entertainment that 

draw 60,000 visitors a year. 

Today’s farm is sustained by the hard work 

and dedication of Dick, Greg, Kim, Jeff, Scott, 

Debra, Larry, Martha and Suzanne. Over the 

years, these family members have maintained 

the farming practices pioneered by Thomas 

200 years ago. In order to ensure the longterm sustainability of the farm, the Stokoe 

family uses practices such as conservation tillage, integrated crop management, and minimal use of pesticides to ensure the farm 

grows for generations to come. 

Perhaps most notably, the Stokoe family 

brings the same dedication and devotion to 

their work in our Western New York community. When not on the farm, the Stokoe family 

has selflessly served on both school and town 

boards, and devoted themselves in service of 

their faith. 

Mr. Speaker, like our families, our nation is 

the product of work that has spanned generations. As the Stokoe family celebrates 200 

years of family farming, they show our nation 

that it is the time-honored values of hard work, 

integrity and dedication to community and 

family that will sustain our nation, and Stokoe 

Farms, for another 200 years to come. 


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