[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 101 (Thursday, June 26, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN HONOR OF JIM KIRACOFE UPON HIS RETIREMENT

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                         HON. PATRICK J. TIBERI

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2014

  Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Jim Kiracofe on 
the occasion of his retirement as the District Program Administrator 
for the Licking Soil and Water Conservation District.
   Jim can be very proud of his service to the people of Central Ohio. 
His steady commitment to his duties and the well-being of the residents 
of Licking County inspires everyone around him. The current state of 
the district stands as a significant affirmation of his role as a 
guardian of our vital resources. For consistent and outstanding 
achievement in his management practices and conservation philosophy the 
people of the district express their gratitude. Such recognition honors 
him and reflects well on our entire community.
   I have enjoyed working with Jim over the last fourteen years and 
consider his leadership to have been an asset to our community. His 
advice, professional opinion and effectiveness in achieving success 
provided invaluable assistance to me and my staff on many occasions. I 
have relied on his guidance more than once, and he has always provided 
me with his wisdom.
   His leadership and administrative abilities will be sorely missed, 
and his expertise and experience will be very difficult to replace. 
However, Licking County will reap the benefits of his stewardship of 
the Soil and Conservation District for many years into the future.
   Therefore, his friends and colleagues wish to recognize him and his 
achievements by holding a ceremony in his honor at the Agriculture 
Service Center in Newark, Ohio, and I am very pleased to wish him well 
and much success as he embarks on many new challenges.

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