[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF RICK CASE AUTOMOTIVE

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                           HON. ALLEN B. WEST

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2011

  Mr. WEST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my friend and 
constituent, Rick Case, who will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of 
Rick Case automotive in early 2012.
  Rick discovered his true passion at an early age, selling used cars 
in high school from the front yard of his family home in Akron, Ohio. 
In 1962, he opened his first dealership, Moxie Motors, in Akron, 
followed by Sharp Used Cars in Barberton, Ohio in 1963.
  Rick Case is as excited today about his business as he was 50 years 
ago and aggressively seeks opportunities to grow the Rick Case Auto 
Group which currently encompasses 15 dealerships in Ohio, Georgia and 
Florida and employs more than 900 people.
  Recognized as leaders in the auto industry, Rick and Rita Case have 
received numerous awards; including National Dealers of the Year by USA 
Today, Time and Sports Illustrated magazines, the American 
International Automobile Dealers Association and the National 
Automobile Dealer Association. Most recently Rick and Rita Case were 
the 2011 recipients of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 
Award. Additionally, in 2012, they also became the first couple to ever 
win the American International Automobile Dealers Association David F. 
Mungenast National Lifetime Achievement Award.
  Beyond running a successful business, Rick and Rita Case founded the 
Rick Case ``Bikes for Kids'' program in 1962 and have collected and 
donated more than 100-thousand bicycles to children in need in their 
community.
  As Rick celebrates this incredible milestone, I am proud to support 
him here on the floor of the House of Representatives, and am honored 
to call him a friend.

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