[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5102]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING ROBERT PETRY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. De La Cruz). The Chair recognizes the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, it is with immense sadness that I rise 
today to mark the passing of one of my very best friends, a true 
community and family man and a beloved member of my entire community, 
Dr. Robert W. Petry.
  One of my dearest friends, Bob and I bonded over so much--our love 
for the outdoors, fishing, hunting; of food and travel; and most 
importantly, our bonding over family.
  Bob was a loving husband to Rosie and father to Katie, Robbie, and 
Denise. Yet, for a man who lived such a full life in the nearly 73 
years the good Lord provided him, Bob's greatest prize on this Earth 
may have well been his grandchildren, who he spent a great deal of time 
with, and he took a great deal of pride in being with them.
  All those who knew and loved him will forever miss Bob Petry. His 
legacy, the Petry way, will live on in those who served in his 
practice, those he loved, raised, and inspired throughout his life like 
he inspired me.

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  Madam Speaker, as we say farewell for now to this wonderful man, we 
will keep Rosie, Katie, Robbie, Denise, and the entire Petry family 
close by and embrace them in our own families. We will forever be 
grateful for the life of Robert Petry, and one day we will see him 
again.
  May God bless him.

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