[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 134 (Friday, October 11, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               HONORING THE LIFE OF ROBERT ANTHONY FAUST

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2002

  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor and profound 
sadness that I rise to honor the life of Robert Anthony Faust. After 
living a remarkably accomplished life, Mr. Faust, president of Faust 
Distributing Company, lost a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer 
on Friday, October 4, 2002. He was an active and integral part of our 
community, and he will be missed.
  Mr. Faust first joined Faust Distributing in the late 1950s when he 
worked during the summers while attending La Marque High School. In 
1980, he began working for the company full time as a warehouse worker. 
He was later promoted to a driver/salesman position and then as market 
manager.
  He had a vast knowledge of the operations of Faust Distributing and 
his versatile and multifaceted experience led him to become vice 
president and director of sales. In 1992, he became president of the 
company.
  Robert Faust was committed to the company and to the industry. He was 
an active member of the National Beer Wholesaler Association, the 
Greater Houston Partnership, the Forum Club of Houston and the Lions 
Club.
  It has been said that the ultimate measure of a person's life is the 
extent to which they made the world a better place. If this is the 
measure of worth in life, Robert Faust's friends and family can attest 
to the success of the life he led.
  Robert Anthony Faust is survived by his wife, Debbie Faust, two 
daughters, Marney Jones and Lori Longbotham, his mother, Beth Faust, a 
sister, Polly Horany, two brothers, Dr. Harry Faust and Dan Faust, and 
four grandchildren.
  I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me in 
celebrating the life of Robert Faust. He touched many lives, and he 
will be greatly missed.

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