[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E188-E189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. ROBERT COPE

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 7, 2023

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, we shall never forget Cope. Idaho recently 
lost a great man with the passing of Dr. Robert Cope. Cope, as he was 
known, was a cattle veterinarian in Salmon, Idaho, for 44 years. In 
addition to his work as a vet, Cope was a public servant, serving on 
the Lemhi County Commission and many advisory committees and task 
forces focusing on natural resource issues throughout Idaho and the 
western United States.
  Cope helped so many in the Salmon area, and the community loved him. 
He was genuine and good natured. What you saw was who he was, and you 
could expect the facts without sugar coating. Cope spent his days 
researching bovine diseases, educating ranchers on how to keep their 
herds healthy, and of course doing the hands-on work. On cold nights he 
could be found in a neighbor's barn helping with a new calf. He was 
there for everyone who needed him whether they were a rancher with a 
large operation or a kid in the 4-H program.
  Cope was an expert on subjects such as wolf depredation and grazing, 
with a noted ability to find common ground between different groups. It 
should be known he had a great impact here in Washington on federal 
lands policy. My staff and I had numerous meetings with Cope when he 
travelled to D.C., where he made an indelible mark on all of us. His 
rural common sense was a breath of fresh

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air on Capitol Hill and when he spoke, people listened.
  Cope will be greatly missed and never forgotten. My thoughts are with 
his wife Terrie as well as the people of Lemhi County.

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