[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 112 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E923-E924]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MR. RICHARD BICE

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                             HON. ROD BLUM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2017

  Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Richard Bice of 
Cedar Rapids, for his services as a local ambassador for the Cedar 
Rapids Alzheimer's Association. Earlier this year, Mr. Bice was awarded 
the Alzheimer's Association Advocate of the Year for the Greater Iowa 
Chapter.
   Mr. Bice has dedicated himself to service throughout his life: 
serving in the United States Army, running a successful insurance 
business in Cedar Rapids, serving as a state president for Multiple 
Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophy associations in Iowa, and forming the 
Cedar Rapids Metro Optimists Club. Mr. Bice was also a dedicated 
husband to his late wife, Carolyn Bice, who was diagnosed with 
Alzheimer's in 2002. Mr. Bice cared for her at home for over 11 years 
until her death in 2013.
   Although he misses his wife dearly, Mr. Bice has maintained a 
positive outlook on life and has continued to better the community 
around him. Mr. Bice is a tremendous advocate for the Alzheimer's 
Association, where he discusses the journey that he and his wife went 
through after her Alzheimer's diagnosis. Thanks to the hard work of 
Richard and countless others we have hope that new opportunities for a 
cure will be available for future generations. It is clear that Richard 
lives by the words of his father, ``whatever you've been given, if you 
give back, it'll double.''
   Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to recognize Mr. Bice during 
Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, and thank him for his 
outstanding contributions to the Eastern Iowa community, to the State 
of Iowa, and to our country.

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