[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 4 (Friday, January 13, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E11]
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                  SENATOR ROBERT SHANKLIN WHAM TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 13, 2012

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of Colorado State 
Senator Robert Shanklin Wham. Mr. Wham, a long time resident of 
Colorado was an active and giving citizen of our State.
  Following his graduation from the University of Illinois School of 
Law, Mr. Wham joined a law firm in Montrose, Colorado. It did not take 
him long to become involved in Colorado Government, accepting a 
position as an Assistant U.S. District Attorney and moving to Denver 
where he later served as Deputy City Attorney, and later the City 
Attorney. In 1976, he was elected to the Colorado State Senate. Mr. 
Wham remained active in the practice of law until 2009.
  Mr. Wham loved to spend time in the Colorado Mountains with his 
family. A passionate outdoorsman, you could find Mr. Wham throughout 
the year driving through the mountains, skiing, hiking and sailing.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Senator Robert Shanklin 
Wham. I rise today in memory of his devotion to his family and to the 
State of Colorado.

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