[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 152 (Friday, December 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING RICK VIOLETT FOR RECEIVING THE 2014 CALIFORNIA 
                      DISTINGUISHED REALTOR AWARD

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                          HON. GARY G. MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 11, 2014

  Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate 
Rick Violett, who has received the 2014 California Distinguished 
Realtor Award from the California Association of Realtors.
  A licensed Realtor for the past 40 years, Rick Violett began his real 
estate career at Horvath Realty in Fullerton, California. He later 
started his own company, Investment Brokers of Orange County, in 1977. 
But Rick was not selected for this distinguished award because of his 
company's success. The 2014 California Distinguished Realtor Award is 
awarded to an individual who has been a California Realtor for 20 years 
and has demonstrated outstanding service to the California Association 
of Realtors for no less than 15 of the 20 years of service. The honoree 
also must have achieved the California Association of Realtors' 
designation of Director-for-Life.
  Aside from growing his own business, Rick has devoted his time and 
skills to serving as an active participant in the Pacific West 
Association of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors, and 
the National Association of Realtors. Rick has contributed countless 
hours and hard work to preserving the American Dream of homeownership 
for future generations, not only in California but across the nation. 
Rick served as President of the Greater North Orange County Association 
of Realtors and as merger chairman for the formation of the Pacific 
West Association of Realtors. He has been a California Association of 
Realtors Director since 1993, chaired numerous committees, and has 
served as a member of the California Association of Realtors' Executive 
Committee. At the national level, Rick has served the National 
Association of Realtors' most prestigious committees and he has also 
chaired various workgroups and task forces. Rick always kept me 
apprised of how the issues that were being considered in Congress 
impacted my district's housing market.
  A true public servant, Rick is active in his community. He has served 
as a board member of the Placentia Rotary Club, a member of Placentia-
Yorba Linda School Demographic Advisory Council, and the President of 
Southern California Leadership Education Foundation for 6th Grade 
Outdoor Camps.
  I am so pleased that Rick has been recognized for his many years of 
dedicated service to the Realtors. Please join me in congratulating 
Rick Violett for being awarded the highest recognition that the 
California Association of Realtors can bestow on a member. Rick, we 
thank you for your commitment to strengthening the ability of Americans 
to own, buy, and sell real property.

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