[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4185-H4186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING ROBERT ``BOB'' FOOTE

  (Mr. MANN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the memory of Bob 
Foote, a tremendous Kansan who passed away on March 25.
  Bob was a man of many talents. He built one of the largest cattle 
operations in America, feeding 550,000 head a year and employing 400.
  He and his was wife, Gail, also built an amazing family who will 
carry on his legacy and lead Foote Cattle Company into the future.
  Bob had tenacity, grit, and confidence. He wasn't afraid to embrace 
an aggressive approach to business. His motto was ``Get It,'' which he 
would say to remind those around him to never give up and keep pushing 
forward.
  Bob was a staunch conservative who would often be found giving one of 
his trademark Bob Foote lectures on politics. He was a true patriot. 
Most importantly, now that he has gone into Heaven, he was a man of 
great faith.
  From the farm and headquarters in eastern Kansas to ranchland in the 
Flint Hills and feed yards in western Kansas, I am hard-pressed to 
think of any ag producer who had such an impact on Kansas agriculture.
  Whether he was buying cattle or sharing his faith and work ethic with 
his grandchildren, Bob believed that he should use the talents that God 
gave

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him to be the best man that he could possibly be.
  He is now able to reunite with his beloved Colleen and, together, 
watch over his legacy, the Foote Cattle Company, and gaze proudly on 
his beloved Gail and his sons, Scott, Brad, and Greg, as they continue 
to lead the industry and Kansas agriculture forward.
  Bob Foote, may you rest in peace.

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