[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 79 (Friday, May 12, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1022]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        A TRIBUTE TO PHIL MAROOT

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                         HON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 12, 1995
  Mr. DOOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor K. 
Phillip Maroot, of my hometown of Hanford, CA, who is being honored 
today by the Hanford Chamber of Commerce as its 1994 Distinguished 
Citizen for his many years of service to his community.
  Phil Maroot is an attorney who has practiced in Hanford for more than 
30 years, first as a Kings County assistant district attorney, then in 
private practice, where he is a partner in the law firm of Maroot, 
Hardcastle, Hatherly. While Phil has developed a successful law 
practice, he has contributed countless hours to improving his 
community.
  Phil has been very involved with our local schools, serving on the 
Hanford Elementary School District board of trustees, on the Hanford 
High School District budget and curriculum committee, and as president 
of the College of the Sequoias Foundation.
  Phil's community service has also extended to serving as president of 
the Rotary Club of Hanford, vice president of the Hanford chapter of 
the American Cancer Society, president of the Kings County Bar 
Association, and board member for the Kings County Salvation Army.
  Phil has long been active in the Hanford Chamber of Commerce, serving 
a term as president, and also chairing task forces on the restoration 
of Hanford's 100-year-old courthouse and the carousel in Courthouse 
Park. For the past 8 years, he has chaired the Visitor Agency advisory 
board, where he is also chairman of its downtown hotel development 
project.
  Phil Maroot's Kings County roots run deep. Born in Corcoran, Phil is 
the son of the late John Maroot, a former member of the Kings County 
board of supervisors. He graduated from Corcoran High School, where he 
was student body president, earned his bachelor's degree at Pomona 
College, and graduated from Stanford Law School in 1957. Upon 
graduation, he served as an Army officer before joining the Kings 
County district attorney's office in 1964.
  Phil's wife, Jeannette, is the owner of Carlson-Wagonlit United 
Travel Agency in Hanford. The Maroots raised two children, Greg an 
Becky.
  Phil Maroot's long and varied record of service to his community has 
truly earned him the title ``Distinguished Citizen.''
  Please join me, Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, in honoring Phil 
Maroot.


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