[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E96]
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                        IN HONOR OF ROBERT HUBER

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 29, 2008

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, I rise in tribute to my longtime friend 
and one-time colleague Robert Huber in recognition of being awarded the 
Strathearn Lifetime Achievement Award by the Simi Valley Community 
Foundation.
  Bob Huber has been involved in my hometown of Simi Valley, 
California, for more than 40 years, and I have known him for more than 
30 of those years. We worked together on many community projects over 
the years and served together some decades ago on the Simi Valley City 
Council.
  In addition to his service on the City Council, Bob is past chairman 
of the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce, an active member of Rotary Noon 
Time, and an elected member of the Ventura County Community College 
District Board of Trustees.
  He is also a charter Board Member of the Simi Valley Community 
Foundation.
  It's his passion for the community, and the Community Foundation in 
particular, for which he is being honored with the Strathearn Lifetime 
Achievement Award.
  Several years ago the Community Foundation nearly closed due to a 
lack of community identity. Bob is credited with turning that around. 
His ideas, passion, and drive helped refocus the foundation. Today, it 
is again growing and thriving. One of Bob's inspirations was the 
foundation's successful Mayor's Dinner, which he has chaired for the 
past 3 years. This and other successful events have enabled the 
foundation to raise and grant monies to other charities annually.
  Bob is also a trial lawyer, but nobody's perfect.
  Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues will join me in thanking my 
friend Bob Huber for his decades of service to the community and join 
the Simi Valley Community Foundation in tribute to a job well done.

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