[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1790]
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                           HONORING NORM MOLL

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2003

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, for 36 years, agriculture in Lucas County, 
Ohio, has had a friend in Norm Moll. As 2003's harvest approaches, it 
seems a fitting time to look back on Norm's service with the county 
office of the Cooperative Extension Service, from which he has now 
retired.
  Norm Moll's life has been spent in agriculture, from his boyhood on a 
livestock farm in Fulton County. He holds graduate and undergraduate 
degrees in horticulture, and has studied biometrics and the marketing 
of produce. He served as the chief of the Lucas County Extension office 
since 1980. Under his extremely capable tenure, the office developed 
the Agricultural Business Enhancement Center, Master Gardener 
initiative, gypsy moth suppression to save the region's oak savannah, 
urban horticulture opportunities, and development projects with 4-H, 
community garden clubs, greenhouses, and the agricultural community. 
His expertise was sought by people far afield, and methodical planning 
was his hallmark. His contributions to agricultural research and 
development leading to valued-added agriculture include: rebirth of the 
Toledo Farmers Market; innovations for new crops, tomatoes, vegetables 
and livestock; and initiation of the ``glasshouse.com'' website as a 
new marketing site of our region's greenhouse industry.
  Now in retirement, Norm Moll will have the time to devote to his own 
horticultural pursuits. His Toledo, Ohio yard will bear the fruits of 
his labor as our community learns to move forward without his effective 
quiet countenance. We wish for him a retirement full of all those 
things he most enjoys and with those for whom he cares. We extend a 
deep and sincere thank you to Norm for his life of service to our 
country and community.

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