[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 17, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              A TRIBUTE TO THOMAS C. MOHR OF HILLSDALE, MI

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 17, 2003

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my 
congratulations to Thomas C. Mohr of Hillsdale, MI as a friend, a great 
American, and most recently for being named Michigan's ``Clerk of the 
Year.''
  Selected by a seven-member panel, Mr. Mohr was honored for over 15 
years of service to the state and as the Hillsdale County Clerk. Mohr 
has been active in community service and is responsible for recording 
the official county statistics as well as criminal and civil trials in 
Circuit Court. Additionally, Mr. Mohr has supervised elections for the 
past 15 years in a most professional manner.
  Thomas Mohr puts his job first and personal feelings second. It's no 
wonder then that the local newspaper calls him a leader of Hillsdale. 
Peers say he is ``dependable, trustworthy, and very conservative.''
  Mr. Mohr has a long list of accomplishments: a former teacher in 
Litchfield, a U.S. Navy Veteran, township clerk, county commissioner, 
and father of two. In addition to his County Clerk duties he serves as 
the treasurer for the Michigan Association of County Clerks. He 
received his Bachelor of Science degree from Central Michigan 
University and Masters in Public Administration.
  Mr. Mohr sets an example for all of us as he has quietly gone about 
his life and work. As Theodore Roosevelt said, ``The first duty of an 
American citizen, then, is that he shall work in politics; his second 
duty is that he shall do that work in a practical manner; and his third 
is that it shall be done in accord with the highest principles of honor 
and justice.'' Thomas C. Mohr has done just that.

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