[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 111 (Tuesday, September 19, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H7759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SAMUEL P. ROBERTS POST OFFICE BUILDING
Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and
pass the bill (H.R. 4786) to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 110 Postal Way in Carrollton, Georgia,
as the ``Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building''.
The Clerk read as follows:
H.R. 4786
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SAMUEL P. ROBERTS POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 110 Postal Way in Carrollton, Georgia,
shall be known and designated as the ``Samuel P. Roberts Post
Office Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ``Samuel P. Roberts Post Office
Building''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Georgia (Mr. Barr) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fattah)
each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Barr).
General Leave
Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all
Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend
their remarks on H.R. 4786.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Georgia?
There was no objection.
Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume, and I rise today in support of the bill to rename the post
office located in Carrollton, Georgia, after the Honorable Sam Roberts.
Sam Roberts was not just a community leader, not just a husband, not
just a father, he was a friend to all of us in the Seventh District of
Georgia. Sam lost his battle against cancer on January 3 of this year.
Sam was a distinguished member of the Georgia State Senate whose
district laid within the Seventh Congressional District of Georgia. He
won his Senate seat to represent State Senate District 30 in 1986 and
was reelected in 1998. His second term was tragically cut short after
his untimely death earlier this year.
Born April 10, 1937 in Rome, Georgia, after obtaining a degree in
insurance and risk management from Georgia State University in 1963,
Sam Roberts maintained a long career in management heading Roberts
Insurance Agency. Sam Roberts received numerous community and civic
awards such as ``Who's Who'' in Georgia and Small Businessperson of the
Year from the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce. He was also Associate
of the Year for the Douglas County Home Builders Association. Sam was
admitted to the Carrollton High School Trojan Hall of Fame and was a
Jaycees International Senator.
Throughout his life, Senator Sam, as we knew him, was involved in
countless community organizations and activities and civic clubs,
including President of the Sertoma Club and the Douglas County Rotary
Club, National Director of the U.S. Jaycees, in government affairs, and
State Vice President of the Georgia Jaycees.
Sam Roberts also served on the Board of Directors of the American
Cancer Society and the March of Dimes. He was the Chaplain of the Flint
Hill Masonic Lodge. Sam was a member of the Douglas County Development
Authority and the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce. He was also a
youth football coach for 20 years.
While serving in the Georgia State Senate, Sam Roberts worked
extremely hard for swift and strong punishment of criminals, to improve
education for children, and to make our State government more
efficient.
Sam Roberts was a resident of Douglas County for more than 30 years.
He was a member of Heritage Baptist Church with his wife Sue. Sam is
also survived by three wonderful children, Sherrie, Beau and Amber.
Mr. Speaker, the career of Georgia State Senator Sam Roberts as a
professional, as a legislator, as a community leader, and as a family
man clearly demonstrates why we should name this post office in his
community, in our community, in his honor. I ask my colleagues to join
me in renaming the U.S. Post Office in Carrollton, Georgia, after the
Honorable Sam Roberts.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4786, which names a post office after Samuel P.
Roberts, was introduced by Representative Barr on June 29, 2000.
Mr. Roberts was born on April 10, 1937, in Rome, GA. He obtained a
degree in insurance and risk management from Georgia State University
and went on to head the Roberts Insurance Agency. He decided to enter
politics and in 1996 he ran for the Georgia State Senate, representing
District 30.
Tragically, his second term was cut short when he lost his battle
with cancer and died on January 3, 2000, in Douglasville, GA. Naming a
post office in his honor is a fitting way to honor his commitment to
his community and family. I urge the swift adoption of this measure.
Mr. Speaker, I would just like to reiterate my support for the bill
at hand. I thank the gentleman from the great State of Georgia (Mr.
Barr) for his comments.
Since Mr. Roberts formerly served as a member of the State Senate in
his State and as a former member of the State Senate of Pennsylvania, I
again want to thank the gentleman for recognizing that those who serve
our public and other legislative bodies deserve recognition in this
way.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the very kind remarks
of the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fattah), and I yield back the
balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Linder). The question is on the motion
offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Barr) that the House suspend
the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4786.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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