[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: November 29, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO FRANK FULKERSON

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to honor an outstanding 
Missourian, Frank Fulkerson, whose contributions to the State of 
Missouri should not be overlooked. Frank Fulkerson, area engineer, 
Missouri River Area Office, Kansas City District, is recognized for 
exceptional performance of emergency duties in a position of great 
responsibility during the period August 1993 through October 1994.
  The Great Flood of 1993 destroyed the Missouri River Non-Federal 
Levee System. This left not only communities full of people, but 
valuable farmlands unprotected from future flooding. This levee system 
stretched from mile 498.2 at Rulo, NE to mile 0.0 at the mouth near St. 
Louis, MO. Approximately 1,000 river miles were contained in this 
region.
  By the end of October 1994, the area office completed 68 levee 
rehabilitation contracts with a value of a $15.7 million completed 
under P.L. 84-99. Eleven similar contracts, valued at $3.3 million, 
were near completion. Five stone placement contracts for bank and 
channel work, with a value of $4.5 million were also completed and one, 
at $1.8 million was nearing completion.
  Frank Fulkerson not only undertook, but was highly successful at 
completing this all-encompassing project. His competent judgement and 
outstanding leadership brought about timely results that will yield 
benefits to many residents on the Mid-West. His skillful capabilities 
and commitment to responsibility not only reflect himself, but his 
organization and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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