[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16942]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO KIM ROAM

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2002

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention that a longtime 
community leader in eastern Jackson County, MO, will be receiving the 
Citizen of the Year Award at the Truman Heartland Community Foundation 
annual benefit dinner. Mr. Kim Roam has demonstrated a strong 
commitment to the area and has helped to ensure a brighter future for 
the community.
  Mr. Roam began his community activity in the county in 1983 after he 
joined the law firm Cochran, Oswald, McDonald Roam & Moore, P.C. Since 
that time he has served as President of the Blue Springs Jaycees, 
Chairman of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce, Grain Valley School 
District Parent Teacher Support Board Member, the Valley Arts and 
Beautification Council Member and a member of the Grain Valley Optimist 
Club.
  Mr. Roam has also enjoyed recognition for being spotlighted as Blue 
Springs' Outstanding Citizen of 1994, as Rotary Citizen of the Year 
1995, and as co-recipient of the Commerce Bank William T. Kemper 
Foundation Blue Springs Community Service Award, which he shared with 
his spouse, Debbie.
  Mr. Kim Roam has distinguished himself as a community leader in 
eastern Jackson County. He has and continues to make his friends and 
family proud. I am certain that my colleagues will join me in wishing 
Kim Roam and his family all the best.

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