[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26195]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT ADAMS ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY 
                             ADMINISTRATION

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 4, 2000

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to honor Mr. Bob Adams on his 
retirement from the Social Security Administration after over 33 years 
of dedicated service.
  And although Bob's retirement is certainly well deserved, I have met 
the news with very mixed emotions. He has been my district office's 
contact at Social Security for as long as any of us can remember, and 
we will truly miss him.
  Bob began his career with the Social Security Administration in 1967 
as a claims representative in St. Paul, Minnesota, but was soon 
transferred to Colorado, and then Utah, where he was promoted to the 
position of Operations Supervisor. In 1977, he came to Wisconsin, where 
he has remained, first as an Operations Supervisor, and then quite 
recently as a Management Support Specialist.
  In his 23 years at the Milwaukee South office in Milwaukee, Bob Adams 
has provided service to thousands of individuals in a professional, 
courteous and respectful manner. In addition, he has spent countless 
hours doing outreach in the community, providing agencies, businesses, 
schools and organizations with information about Social Security 
benefits. Bob has also been an effective, caring and fair supervisor to 
employees at the South office, and an enormous asset to staff in 
providing assistance with new computer technology.
  One of Bob's duties at the South office has been acting as a liaison 
for congressional inquiries. Congressional staffers in our area have 
for many years benefitted from Bob's amazing knowledge of Social 
Security programs, and his ability to provide ready answers to even the 
most complex and technical of questions. He has always been willing to 
``go the extra mile'' for my constituents, and has always been a great 
pleasure to work with. We will miss his extraordinary talents, his 
dedication to service, his warmth, and his ready wit!
  Bob's commitment to the community has also played an important part 
in his personal life. Not only has he been very involved assisting the 
needy through programs at his church, but he recently also used 
vacation time to set up a medical clinic in El Salvador with his wife 
Debbie, who is a registered nurse practitioner.
  Bob and Debbie will be returning to Minnesota soon and plan to spend 
more time with each other and with their two grown daughters. But I 
know that Bob's commitment to helping others will continue to keep him 
active in his community. Bob, my staff and I wish you well as you take 
on new challenges. God's blessings to you always, and once again, thank 
you.

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