[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 44 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E335]
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RECOGNIZING ROBERT WILLIAMS' SERVICE TO CARTHAGE WATER & ELECTRIC PLANT

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 16, 2015

  Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Robert Williams on his upcoming retirement this April as general 
manager of Carthage Water & Electric Plant and thank him for his 
service to the community.
  Robert joined Carthage Water & Electric Plant in January 1998 and has 
been the general manager since 1999. The utility provides and 
distributes energy and water to residents, businesses and industrial 
facilities; also the company now provides fiber and wireless Internet 
services.
  Robert's invaluable skills and expertise in the field of energy were 
acquired over years of experience. When he joined the U.S. Army in 
1972, he was trained as a power generation technician. He was assigned 
to a special nuclear power program where he ran nuclear power 
generators in an air defense unit. After his time in the Army, Robert 
worked with Springfield's City Utilities, as well as utilities in 
Higginsville, Missouri, and Miami, Oklahoma. He graduated from Missouri 
State University.
  During his career Robert chaired numerous utility-related 
organizations on a regional, state and national level. He served on the 
executive committee of American Public Power Association, Southwestern 
Power Resources Association, Missouri Public Utility Association, Tri-
State Water Coalition and Southwest Missouri Joint Municipal Water 
Utility Commission.
  I again am honored to recognize Robert Williams and congratulate him 
on his retirement after 40 years of dedicated work in the utility 
industry.

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