[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 55 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E689]
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                           SALUTE TO RON MEEK

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 24, 1995
  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a selfless public 
servant who--in addition to a long list of other accomplishments and 
commitments--has served for the past year as president of the Simi 
Valley Chamber of Commerce.
  Ron Meek moved to Simi Valley 15 years ago and in that relatively 
brief period has established a record of community service to which 
lifelong residents should aspire.
  The father of two young sons, Ron has always placed a major emphasis 
on children and has been a strong local advocate of the Boy Scouts of 
America, the Simi Valley Boys and Girls Club and has also served as a 
little league coach. His wife Jan is president of the Simi Valley 
Unified School District PTA and, together, they cook meals for the 
homeless each month.
  As managing general partner of the Oakridge Athletic Club, Ron is 
also a local businessman who has successfully merged his professional 
life and his desire to make his city a better place to live.
  He has donated health club equipment to the local schools, has 
supported the Simi Valley Education Foundation and, in his own right, 
has been a loyal chamber member.
  As chamber president, Ron has compiled a long list of accomplishments 
that will endure far beyond his 1-year term.
  He formulated a business retention and development division to ensure 
that the chamber was doing all it could to attract new businesses to 
Simi Valley and to retain existing ones. He introduced several new 
initiatives aimed at encouraging individual members to be more creative 
and to allow the chamber to capitalize on that creativity. He initiated 
a program to honor long-term members and--through his leadership--made 
the chamber more likely to attract new members.
  Mr. Speaker, Ron Meek has established himself as someone who does 
more than pay lip service to his desire to help his friends and 
neighbors. In both his personal and professional life, Ron has proven 
that he is willing to do the hard, often thankless, work necessary to 
get results and to improve the quality of life for those around him.
  I would like to thank him for his efforts on behalf of his community, 
congratulate him on a successful term as chamber president and wish him 
all the best in the future.


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