[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 10, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO ORVILLE ROUCH

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 10, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise before 
you today to pay tribute to a remarkable man from my district. Orville 
Rouch of Pueblo, Colorado, died recently at the age of eighty-five. 
Orville was a patriot, a devoted family man and a father who will be 
missed by many in the community. I think it appropriate that we 
remember his life here today.
  After serving his nation in the Army during World War II, Orville 
returned to the states and enrolled in the San Francisco College of 
Mortuary Science. He soon joined the family business started by his 
parents, the Rouch Funeral Home, which has served the community for 
over eighty years. Orville was an active member of the Pueblo Charter 
Lions Club, Pueblo Masonic Lodge 17, and the First United Methodist 
Church. Orville cherished the relationships he established in the civic 
community. He will be forever remembered for his dedication to his 
business and community, and most of all, Orville will be remembered as 
a loving father to his two sons.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to rise before this body of Congress to 
pay tribute to the life of Orville Rouch. Orville was remarkable man 
who served the Pueblo community and State of Colorado selflessly. My 
heart goes out to his family during this difficult time of bereavement.

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