[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO GERALD KIRKE

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 20, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Gerald Kirke of Des Moines, Iowa, for his induction into 
the 2017 Iowa Business Hall of Fame.
  The Greater Des Moines Committee founded the Iowa Business Hall of 
Fame in 1975 to honor Iowans who have helped to enhance the state's 
business climate. Gerald is the Chairman and CEO of Kirke Financial 
Services, L.L.C., an investment, real estate and consulting firm he 
founded in 1999. His other business ventures over his long career 
include owning a company that manufactured patient fixation and tumor 
targeting software, a carbon fiber composite manufacturing plan, and an 
entertainment company that operates three casinos in Iowa.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Gerald on his induction into the 2017 
Iowa Business Hall of Fame and commend him for his dedication to our 
great state. It is with great pride that I recognize him today and I 
ask that my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives 
join me in congratulating him for this outstanding achievement and in 
wishing him nothing but continued success.

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