[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 56 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E745]
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                      REMEMBERING ROBERT W. WELLER

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 15, 2011

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise with great sadness to honor the 
passing of a dear friend, Bob Weller.
  Bob was a retired certified public accountant who was a managing 
partner of the George S. Olive & Company's Richmond office in my 
district. Bob began his distinguished career with George S. Olive, now 
BKD LLC CPAs and Advisors, in Indianapolis in 1950, and he later moved 
to Richmond with his wife, Margie, and their young family to open a new 
office. He went on to serve as the managing partner there for thirty 
years.
  But Bob was more than just a working man; he was a community man. He 
gave freely of his time and resources to benefit those around him. Bob 
served as President of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, President 
of the Boys Club, and President of Green Acres (now Achieva). During 
his time at the Chamber, he was instrumental in leading efforts to 
rebuild Richmond, Indiana, following a devastating double explosion in 
1968.
  Some of Bob's other involvements included the Forest Hills Country 
Club, Kiwanis International, Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, Central 
United Methodist Church, and the Indiana University Alumni Association. 
Like many Hoosiers, Bob was an avid Indiana University basketball and 
football fan, and he greatly enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling, and 
spending time with his family.
  I give my sincere condolences to Bob's loving wife of 62 years, 
Margie Walraven Weller; his sister Laverne; his three children Marcia 
Enslen, Robert Weller Jr., Mark Weller and their spouses; and his seven 
grandchildren. May I offer the Lord's comfort that we find in the Good 
Book that ``Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for 
his compassions never fail.''

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