[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 117 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1467-E1468]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                ROBERT YOUNG, A MAN OF GREAT DISTINCTION

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 1996

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, those of us in public office know the value 
of representing the interests of our constituents. Some who have been 
in public service continue to distinguish themselves by using their 
skills to continue to work for people who need someone who can take the 
time to study the details of

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proposals affecting their daily lives, and translate those concerns 
into effective solutions. Robert Young is one of these valuable 
individuals who has melded his public representation skills with 
effective leadership of the Great Lakes Sugar Beet Growers Association.
  Robert Young has announced his retirement as executive vice president 
of the association, a position which he has held since 1983. Prior to 
that time, Bob served in the Michigan State Senate from 1974 to 1982, 
and the Michigan State House from 1970 to 1974. Rarely has there been 
an individual with whom I have worked that has been the wonderful 
combination of informed, helpful, and pleasant, as has been Bob Young.
  Bob has worked most effectively for the thousands of sugar beet 
growers across our districts who know that our Federal sugar program is 
vital to their future. He has taken his concerns for Michigan's growers 
before the American Sugar Beet Growers Association. And he has 
certainly met with many of our colleagues as he and a number of our 
growers spent time earlier this year and last helping us understand the 
importance of the Federal sugar program.
  His talents have been put to excellent use on behalf of his 
community, his church, and those matters in which he has a strong 
personal belief, including business development, agriculture, and 
fiscal responsibility.
  His wife, Shirley, his children Mary Jo, Barbara, Gary, and their 
spouses Howard Ring, Gary Konuszewski, and Amy, and his grandchildren 
Ashley and Courtney Ring, Garret, Spencer, Mackenzie, and Hunter 
Konuszewski, and the forthcoming new Young, can all be proud to be 
members of a family where devotion to principle and support of what is 
needed are the hallmarks.
  As Bob Young is honored on August 14 for his years of service to the 
Great Lakes Sugar Beet Growers Association, I urge you and all of our 
colleagues, Mr. Speaker, to join us in wishing the best to Bob Young, a 
man who has set an example worthy of following.

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