[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 50 (Tuesday, April 1, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PAYING TRIBUTE TO ROBERT L. FORBUSS

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 1, 2008

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Robert 
Forbuss, who is being honored by the Clark County School District in 
the naming of the Robert L. Forbuss Elementary School.
  Robert is a native Nevadan who has served this community for nearly 
four decades as an educator, elected official, businessman, and 
community advocate. After earning his degrees in Political Science and 
Public Administration from Long Beach State University, Robert returned 
to Las Vegas and began his professional career as a teacher at Bishop 
Gorman High School from 1972-1979. He then served on the Clark County 
School Board of Trustees for eight years and was an influential 
advocate for education initiatives in Southern Nevada.
  While working as a teacher, Robert became an Emergency Medical 
Technician and worked during his summer breaks for Mercy Medical 
Services, a company he would later own. Under Robert's leadership, 
Mercy became a model operation for paramedic services. In the business 
community, Mr. Forbuss has served as both a board member of the Las 
Vegas Chamber of Commerce and as its Chairman. He is also the founder 
of Commercial Bank of Nevada now called Colonial Bank. Today, Robert is 
the President of Strategic Alliances, a consulting company working in 
the area of government relations, business development, strategic 
planning, and issues management.
  Additionally, Mr. Forbuss was a Board Member of the Las Vegas 
Convention and Visitors Authority for six years, a member of the Clark 
County Master Transportation Plan Funding Committee, the Mayor's 
Committee for a Better Community, Chairman of the Las Vegas Housing 
Authority and the Governor's 2007 Transition Team.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor my friend Mr. Robert L. Forbuss 
and I congratulate him on this well deserved distinction by the Clark 
County School District.

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