[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 57 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E474]
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                             ROBERT GEHLER

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2016

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Commerce City Attorney Robert Gehler for his decades of service to the 
City of Commerce City, Colorado. For over forty years Mr. Gehler has 
been active within the City, including helping to draft the city 
charter.
   Originally from South Dakota, Mr. Gehler came to Colorado as a 
member of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps at Rocky Mountain 
Arsenal in 1964. In 1965, ready to leave the Army, Mr. Gehler passed 
the Colorado Bar and joined the firm of Berger and Rothstein, whose 
office was just outside the west gate of the arsenal. He served as 
Assistant County Attorney for Adams County from 1965 to 1968. In 
January of 1968, he was sworn in as City Attorney at the request of 
then-Mayor Eli Koff. In 1970, residents voted overwhelmingly to become 
a home rule city, instead of a statutory city, and the process of 
adopting a city charter began. The charter, which guides how local 
government functions, was approved on its first vote but has only been 
amended five times since its adoption--one of the City's most memorable 
legal achievements.
   I extend my deepest thanks to Robert Gehler for his service to the 
community. Thank you for your continuous dedication to serving the 
constituents of Commerce City, Colorado.

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