[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 29, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       HONORING ROBERT M. EPPLEY

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                        HON. WILLIAM F. GOODLING

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 29, 2000

  Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Robert M. Eppley for 
his many years of service to Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
  Mr. Eppley is currently Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for 
Middlesex Township, Pennsylvania. He was first elected supervisor of 
Middlesex Township in 1963. Prior to that, he spent three years as 
supervisor in East Pennsboro Township. His service in both townships 
qualifies Mr. Eppley as one of the most senior municipal officials in 
Cumberland County.
  Mr. Eppley has served through eight Presidential administrations and 
has never missed an opportunity to vote since being qualified to do so. 
While a Cumberland County committeeman, he served on the County 
Committee's Finance and Executive Committees and guided Middlesex 
Township from a farming community of 1,900 people to its present status 
as a transportation center for the eastern United States. As a 
committee member and a lifelong public servant, he has dedicated his 
life to serving our country by bettering our government and political 
process.
  Mr. Eppley has been a Sergeant-at-Arms of the Pennsylvania State 
Association of Township Supervisors, a Deacon of St. Matthew's United 
Church of Christ, and a Deputy District Commander and County Commander 
for the American Legion. He is a member of the Fraternal Order of 
Eagles, the Mechanicsburg Men's Club, and a charter member of the 
Enola's Sportsman Club. Mr. Eppley is also a veteran of World War II, 
having served as a corporal in the Army.
  If every precinct had a committeeman that is as involved and 
dedicated as Bob Eppley, rest assured more Americans would be involved 
in the electoral and political process. Mr. Speaker, I salute Robert M. 
Eppley for his lifetime of public service to Cumberland County and his 
many years of dedication to the betterment of our community.

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