[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 73 (Thursday, May 1, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING DICK KING

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 2025

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to honor the life of a 
special constituent.
  Dick Elmer King, of Saint Catherine, Missouri, passed away on March 
25, 2025. He was born on March 9, 1938, the son of Gird Lester and 
Josephine Marie (Groetecke) King in Copemish, Michigan. He married 
Dorothy Joann Gaston on May 19, 1969, in Miami, Oklahoma. She preceded 
him in death on October 28, 2021.
  Dick dedicated his life to service. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force 
and served from 1956 to 1964, and served in Morocco, Tripoli, North 
Africa, Zaragoza, Spain, and Oklahoma. From 1993 to 1997, he was the 
Eastern District Commissioner in Linn County, Missouri. Then, he served 
as the Presiding Commissioner of Linn County from 2008 to the present.
  He was a member of the Brookfield VFW Post No. 4557, Brookfield 
American Legion Post No. 182, and Marceline Masonic Lodge Post No. 481. 
Dick was active in the Ararat Shriners Hospital and the Macon Flywheel 
Association.
  Dick is survived by his seven children, sixteen grandchildren, 
thirty-five great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in recognizing a life well-
lived, and in thanking Mr. Dick King for his service to his country and 
community. I am proud to represent Mr. King in the United States House 
of Representatives.

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