[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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                          EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

 RICHARD KOOB ASCENDS TO PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS GROUP

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 18, 2002

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to congratulate my good friend 
Richard A. Koob on his installation in Charlotte, North Carolina as 
President of the National Association of Insurance and Financial 
Advisors (NAIFA). My best wishes go out to him as he takes the reins of 
leadership for this prestigious organization.

  Mr. Koob has been a Financial Representative for the Northwestern 
Financial Network since 1967, having become a member while he was still 
in college. Over the course of his distinguished career, Dick has 
received numerous awards, including the Wisconsin State Association of 
Life Underwriters Distinguished Service Award. He is a two-time honoree 
of the Waukesha Association of Life Underwriters Distinguished Service 
Award, and has been recipient of the National Association of Life 
Underwriters National Quality Award for 26 years, and its National 
Sales Achievement Award for 18 years. He is also a 26-year member of 
the Million Dollar Round Table.

  In addition to his involvement in NAIFA, Richard Koob has played key 
roles in numerous professional organizations throughout his career, 
including director of the Wisconsin State Association of Life 
Underwriters Committee on Political Action. Despite his busy schedule, 
he has also found time to be active in his community, being involved 
with a number of groups, such as the Lions International Foundation, 
the Knights of Columbus, and the Waukesha Chamber of Commerce. Dick has 
also served as vice-president of his Parish Council and as chair of 
Catholic Memorial High School's Crusader Auctions. A U.S. Army veteran, 
he was a recipient of the Governors Award for Outstanding Service.

  Dick Koob has dedicated his life to service; to his clients, to his 
community, and to his country. I have no doubt that he will provide 
outstanding leadership to NAIFA as its new president, and I join with 
his wife Judy, his children Kimberly, Melissa and Christopher, his 
colleagues and his many friends in offering my warm congratulations, 
and my best wishes as he takes on this new challenge.

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