[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12726]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO THE REGISTERS OF WILLS AND CLERKS OF ORPHANS' COURT

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 11, 2002

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Registers 
of Wills & Clerks of Orphans' Court (ROW/OC), comprising Pennsylvania's 
67 counties, for their 75th Anniversary as a state association. This 
organization is a collective group of elected professionals who have 
come together to learn from one another and to work as one body. By 
doing this, they have succeeded in creating one set of standards, 
procedures, rules, and statutes that are used statewide.
  First organized in 1927, the ROW/OC Association of Pennsylvania, has 
strived to promote more effective government by concentrating on the 
priorities of information dissemination, education, and legislation. To 
best do this, they conduct an annual statewide conference for their 
members, which is an effective forum for education and the sharing of 
information. The result of this hard work, is the creation of a 
critical link between Pennsylvania's various departments, agencies, and 
the public who depend on these offices for a wide variety of purposes.
  I would like to once again congratulate the Register of Wills & 
Clerks of Orphans' Court Association of Pennsylvania on their 75th 
Anniversary as a state association and thank them for their hard work 
and dedication.

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