[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO ROSS FISCHER

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                            HON. STEVE BUYER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 8, 2003

  Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, one of the most rewarding aspects of 
representing Indiana's Fourth District is to have the opportunity to 
honor outstanding Hoosiers for his or her contributions to the 
community, State, and Nation.
  For over fifty years, Ross Fischer has been the owner and President 
of McCord Auto Supply in Monticello, Indiana. McCord is the largest 
distributor of flotation tires in the world--a device of which Ross was 
instrumental in its design and development.
  Ross Fischer was born in 1931 and grew up on a farm in Cissna Park, 
Illinois. He attended Possum Trot, a one-room schoolhouse.
  He served in the United States Army, from 1952-1955 as the Squad 
Leader in the Alaskan Recoiless Rifle Regiment.
  Throughout his over 40 years in Monticello, he has never forgotten 
his beginnings and it shows everyday in his treatment and compassion of 
others. Ross has made enormous contributions to the city, including 
providing free tire repairs to the community after a 1974 tornado. He 
is a member and supporter of the American Legion, the John Purdue Club, 
and the Monticello Jaycees and also sits on the Board of the White 
County Airport.
  He and his wife Beverly are the parents of three daughters--Jo Anna, 
De Anna, Anna Lyn, as well as grandparents to seven grandchildren.
  On the eve of his retirement from McCord, as well as his 49th wedding 
anniversary, I salute Ross Fischer for his dedication to family, 
community and the State of Indiana.

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