[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 89 (Monday, June 17, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1097]
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               TRIBUTE TO BOB SWEET, CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

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                            HON. BUD SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 17, 1996

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
entrepreneur and community leader who has made a career out of giving 
back to the community in which he lives. The man I am speaking of is my 
good friend and constituent Bob Sweet of Alum Bank, PA. Today is a 
special day for Bob and his family as he is being recognized as the 
Bedford Rotary Club's Citizen of the Year.
  After graduating from Pasadena High School, Bob went on to earn a 
bachelor of science degree in 1959 from the University of the Pacific 
in California. Upon graduation from college, Bob started what has 
proved to be an extremely impressive and lucrative career in business. 
His first job was as a sales representative for Dow Chemical Co. After 
3 successful years with Dow, Bob moved onward and upward accepting a 
position with Westinghouse in 1962. He worked for Westinghouse for a 
10-year stint in which he continued to make his way up through the 
ranks of the corporation.
  Bob found himself at a turning point in his life when in 1972 
Westinghouse transferred him to Bedford, PA. In December of that year 
he made the momentous decision to take his years of experience in 
corporate America and boldly go out into the private sector to start 
his own company which he called Creative Pultrusions Inc. Creative 
Pultrusions was born with one order from General Motors. General Motors 
asked the company to develop an intricate prototype pultrusion system 
and gave them a strict deadline in which they were required to meet. 
Through the leadership and drive of Bob Sweet, Creative Pultrusions 
fulfilled the order and got the ball rolling on what today is a 
multimillion dollar company which employs more than 250 people in 
Bedford County. Creative Pultrusions has also continued to expand over 
the years and just recently opened a sales office in Northants, England 
and a distribution center in the Netherlands.
  Bob Sweet's impact on Bedford County does not stop simply at his 
contributions through his business life. He has been a proven community 
leader as well, with a long list of groups which he has devoted a great 
deal of his personal time toward. To name a few, these groups include 
the Chestnut Hill School Board, the Memorial Hospital of Bedford County 
Board of Directors, the Bedford United Way, and this Bedford Rotary 
Club.
  Whether serving his customers, his colleagues, or the residents of 
Bedford County, Bob Sweet has built a reputation as man of his word who 
is always there for his friends and neighbors. Bob's wife Margie has 
been his partner and helper and the rock upon which his family and 
successes have been built. I will close on a personal note in thanking 
Bob for the many years of friendship and guidance which he has given 
both myself and my family and by congratulating him on this very 
special evening.

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