[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 178 (Thursday, December 3, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2883]
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                     IN TRIBUTE TO ROBERT O. HUBER

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 3, 2009

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, I rise in tribute to Robert O. ``Bob'' 
Huber, who was recently awarded the Ben E. Nordman 2009 Public Services 
Award by the Ventura County Bar Association in recognition of his many 
years of community service.
  This award recognizes outstanding community contributions by a 
Ventura County, California, attorney through charitable and public 
services activities. One would be hard-pressed to find someone more 
deserving of the award than Bob.
  I have known, and been friends with, Bob for more than 30 years. We 
served together on the Simi Valley City Council in the early 1980s and 
he was one of my first and most fervent supporters when I decided to 
run for Congress.
  Bob became an attorney after 13 years as a mortician. He runs his own 
law office in partnership with Russ Takasugi and has served as a Judge 
Pro Tem since 1981. In 2004, he returned to elective office as a 
Ventura County Community College District trustee. He currently serves 
as board president.
  As examples of his leadership, Bob initiated the first Affordable 
Housing Committee in the state of California while serving on the Simi 
Valley City Council. As a College District trustee, he prompted the 
board to launch an emergency response system to protect students at the 
district's three campuses after the Virginia Tech massacre. The 
district was the first college or university system in California to 
launch an emergency program and earned the district a special 
commendation from the State Chancellor's office.
  Throughout the years, Bob has also served on a number of governmental 
boards and commissions. He also became active in the private sector 
starting at an early age. For instance, he was 27 years old the first 
time he served as president of the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce. In 
addition, he has also headed his Rotary Club, the Simi Valley Boy Scout 
District, the Southeast Ventura County YMCA and the Administrative 
board of the United Methodist Church of Simi Valley. He was a founding 
steering committee board member for Leadership Simi Valley, the Simi 
Valley Education Foundation and the Simi Valley Community Foundation.
  He has also provided pro bono legal work for the Simi Valley Chamber 
of Commerce, the United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church, the 
Rotary Club, the Boys & Girls Club, the Free Clinic of Simi Valley, the 
Simi Valley Community Foundation and the Simi Valley Cultural Arts 
Foundation.
  There is more but, in short, Bob Huber is very deserving of this 
honor.
  Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues will join me in congratulating 
Robert O. ``Bob'' Huber for earning the Ben E. Nordman 2009 Public 
Services Award and in thanking him for his many decades of service to 
his community.

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