[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12035]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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               CONGRATULATIONS TO ROBERT M. ``BOB'' ROSE

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 8, 1999

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention that Robert M. 
``Bob'' Rose was honored with the honorary degree of Doctor of 
Humanities during the 1999 academic convocation at Missouri Valley 
College on Sunday, May 16, 1999.
  Mr. Rose is a graduate of Marshall High School in Marshall, Missouri. 
He also earned a degree from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, 
N.Y., a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from the University 
of Pennsylvania, a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs from 
The George Washington University and is a graduate of both the U.S. 
Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and 
the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
  In 1949, Mr. Rose was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and he 
remained a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army until 1971. His 
overseas service included Germany from 1950 to 1953, Korea from 1960 to 
1961, another tour in Germany from 1965 to 1967 and Vietnam from 1967 
to 1968. His service time in the United States was divided among Fort 
Knox, Ky., Fort Meade, Md., Washington, D.C., and various service 
schools.
  Key positions held by Rose while in the U.S. Army included instructor 
and assistant professor of English at the U.S. Military Academy in West 
Point from 1956 to 1959, commander of combat units from platoon to 
division support command in Vietnam and staff officer from battalion to 
Department of Army headquarters (Pentagon). Rose was promoted to 
colonel in 1968 and he retired from military service on February 1, 
1971.
  As a civilian, Rose was the managing partner of Rose and Buckner 
Store on the east side of the Marshall square. Bob was the third 
generation of the Rose family in this position. The store closed upon 
his retirement. Other local business and civic offices held by Rose 
include being past president and board member of the Marshall Rotary 
Club, serving on the board of directors of Wood and Huston Bank in 
Marshall, serving on the board of directors of Wood and Huston 
Bancorporation Inc. in Marshall and acting as past chairman of the 
board for Corwin Corporation in Kansas City.
  Rose was also a board trustee of Ridge Park Cemetery Association in 
Marshall, a board member of the Missouri River Chapter of the American 
Red Cross, executive board member of the Great Rivers Council of Boy 
Scouts of America, past chairman of the Missouri Valley College Board 
of Trustees and a member of various military, veteran and civic 
organizations.
  Rose in an active member of First United Methodist Church in 
Marshall. He and his wife Betty are the parents of one son.
  Mr. Speaker, I know the Members of the House will join me in 
congratulating Robert M. ``Bob'' Rose for his honorary degree of Doctor 
of Humanities, and for his lifelong service to his community and to his 
country.

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