[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 130 (Tuesday, September 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING SEN. RON RAIKES

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 15, 2009

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember a 
friend and a colleague, Nebraska State Senator Ron Raikes. Ron was a 
dedicated public servant, who will be remembered as an honorable, 
hardworking senator who took pride in representing his constituency and 
all of Nebraska.
  Raikes was born and raised in Nebraska. He attended Iowa State 
University and worked there as a professor after receiving a doctorate 
in agricultural economics from the University of California-Davis.
  Raikes was appointed to the Nebraska Legislature in 1997, elected in 
1998 and reelected in 2000 and 2004. I will always remember him as a 
well-liked and deeply respected colleague.
  He was a mentor to the younger generation and an avid farmer. He ran 
a large cattle operation, a soil conservation business, and grew corn, 
soybeans and wheat. More than that, he was a tireless advocate for what 
he believed in and always challenged his colleagues.
  He will be missed.
  My heart goes out to his wife, his children and his grandchildren.

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