[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1294-E1295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN HONOR OF KEN ROOS, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES 
                          INTERNATIONAL UNION

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                           HON. ANN M. KUSTER

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 25, 2018

  Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and 
remember the life of Ken Roos. A passionate activist, humanitarian, and 
volunteer, Ken was known to love a good protest and dedicated himself 
to social and economic justice through countless amounts of service to 
help hard working Granite State men and women. Ken, affectionately 
known as Uncle Kenny, also served with distinction in the New Hampshire 
Department of Health and Human Services, and as the Vice President of 
the local Service Employees International Union.
  Through his career in public service, Ken promoted the health, 
safety, and well-being of the citizens of New Hampshire. His volunteer 
work with the Red Cross ameliorated families' lives after difficult 
times such as 9/11, New Hampshire home fires, and Hurricane Katrina. 
Ken literally gave a part of himself to those whose lives he touched, 
including donating hundreds of pints of blood throughout his life. Ken 
advocated for many whose voices didn't always have a seat at the table.
  On behalf of my constituents in New Hampshire's Second Congressional 
District, I express my profound gratitude for Ken and his many years of 
devoted service to the Granite

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State and its people. He will be greatly missed but his memory will 
live on through the kindness of everyone he touched and the lasting 
impact of the causes for which he fought. I am honored to recognize Ken 
and extend my condolences to his family. May he deservedly rest in 
peace.

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