[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 40 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        TRIBUTE TO ROBERT J. FOX

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 1, 1998

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to our colleagues' 
attention one of northern Virginia's outstanding citizens, Robert J. 
Fox. On April 11, Robert will reach a milestone in his public service 
career, marking 50 years of federal service in the U.S. Army and the 
Postal Service.
  Robert J. Fox was born on January 16, 1927, in Philadelphia, PA, 
where he grew up and attended Catholic schools. He entered the Army in 
March 1945 and served in the Infantry Airborne, reaching the rank of 
first sergeant by 1949. He served in Germany in the 102d Division and 
when the 102d Division went home, he stayed on with the 1st Infantry 
Division.
  He continued to reenlist and went to the front lines in Korea with 
the 7th Infantry Division in 1952. He served 16 months in Korea. Robert 
was awarded the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal with three oak 
leaf clusters, the Good Conduct Medal with five loops, the WWII 
American Campaign and Victory Medal, the European-African-Middle 
Eastern Theater Medal, the Occupation of Germany Medal, Korean Service 
Medal and the National Defense Medal.
  During his military career, he attended 16 different Army schools, 
worked in Intelligence learning several different languages, and served 
several more tours in Europe. He was discharged from active duty at 
Arlington Hall after 20 years of service, but also served two more 
years in the Army Reserve. He served as assistant to the Master of the 
Grange in Washington, D.C., for two years. He met and married his wife 
Jacquelyn Ann in Sperryville, Virginia, where he still lives today.
  Robert joined the Post Office Department on April 13, 1968, as a 
letter carrier. He has served his entire postal career at the Warrenton 
Post Office in Fauquier County, where he developed a reputation as a 
dedicated, hardworking employee. He has always shown concern for his 
customers and the community, making several lifelong friendships.
  Robert has been active in the Postal Service's Carrier Alert Program, 
in which carriers watch out for senior citizens on their route, 
alerting friends and relatives when something appears wrong. He 
personally saved the life of an elderly woman on his route when he 
discovered that she had fallen on the steps inside her home and no one 
else was around to help her. Without Robert's intervention, she could 
have laid there for days.
  Most notably in his career, Robert has never had an accident as a 
postal employee. He is a member of the Million Mile Club, which 
recognizes postal employees who have driven 1,000,000 miles or more 
without a vehicle accident. He has gone years at a time without using 
any sick leave and is still one of the most dependable employees in the 
Warrenton Post Office.
  A respected and active member of the community, Robert once spent 
four years providing free volunteer labor to rebuild the Sperryville 
Baptist Church. He has two sons, Rev. Joseph Robert Fox, who served as 
a fighter pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps and is now a minister in the 
Virginia Beach area, and James Patrick Fox, who resides in California.
  Mr. Speaker, Robert Fox is a remarkable man whose contributions to 
his community and his country as a leader and volunteer have made a 
difference in people's lives. I know our colleagues join me in honoring 
his outstanding achievements through his half century of public 
service.

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