[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 869-870]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      IN MEMORY OF ROBERT BEYKIRCH

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 2000

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sadness that I inform the 
House of the death of Robert (Bob) Beykirch of Sedalia, Missouri.

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  Bob Beykirch was born on November 24, 1928, in East St. Louis, 
Illinois, a son of Christopher and Marie Walters Beykirch. He was a 
staff sergeant in the Illinois National Guard and was stationed in 
Germany for a year during the Korean War. Bob was a graduate of St. 
Louis University, where he received a bachelor's degree in business 
administration in 1955.
  In 1957, Bob and his family moved to Sedalia, Missouri, after 
acquiring an Anheuser-Busch wholesale distributorship that was renamed 
County Distributing Co. Bob served as president of the Missouri Beer 
Wholesaler Association and was a member of the Anheuser-Busch 
Wholesaler Advisory Panel.
  Bob served on the Sedalia Park Board, was a board member of the 
Missouri Chamber of Commerce, was a past president of the Sedalia Area 
Chamber of Commerce, and was a member of the Sedalia Area Tourism 
Commission. In addition, Bob sat on the board of Citizens Against 
Spouse Abuse, Children's Therapy Center, and the Sedalia Airport Board. 
Bob was also involved with the Sedalia-Pettis County United Way, local 
sports teams, and was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
  Mr. Speaker, Bob was a successful businessman, civic leader, and a 
good friend. I know the Members of the House will join me in extending 
heartfelt condolences to his family: his wife, Dorothy; his four sons, 
daughter, and 12 grandchildren.

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