[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E797-E798]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO FLOYD ROBERT ``BOB'' BOOTS

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 25, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Mr. Bob Boots of Atlantic, Iowa, for his service to our

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country and his community. Mr. Boots is a part of the often-titled 
``Greatest Generation'' who defended and served our country--not for 
fame or fortune but because it was the right thing to do.
  Mr. Boots was born in 1932 and graduated from Panora High School in 
1949. He joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1952, serving three years on 
active duty and five years on non-active duty. Upon release from the 
U.S. Coast Guard, he returned to his family farm. In 1956, he married 
Neoma Jean Wheeldon and were blessed with three children, Steven, 
Judith, and Linda. In 1961, he started an upholstery business in 
Atlantic, Iowa where he worked in their small business for 45 years 
before his retirement in 2006. Mr. Boots has been a fixture in the 
Atlantic community, always volunteering for the Boy Scouts, Cass County 
American Red Cross, Cass County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Meals on 
Wheels, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled Veterans of 
America, Atlantic Color Guard, and the Atlantic Rock Island Society 
Enterprise. He has devoted many years to rescuing U.S. flags, those 
which need repair or to be put aside for proper flag disposal. Mr. 
Boots has not asked for any special recognition. He was motivated only 
by his desire to serve his country and community.
  I commend and congratulate Floyd Robert ``Bob'' Boots for his 
commitment, dedication, and leadership to his business, community, the 
State of Iowa. I am proud to represent him in the United States 
Congress. I know my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives 
join me in congratulating Mr. Boots for his service and wishing him the 
very best in the future.

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