[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2158-2159]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE MITCH GEISLER, MAYOR OF MARSHALL, MO

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 29, 2003

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention that a 
remarkable public servant, the Honorable Mitch Geisler, Mayor of 
Marshall, MO, will not seek reelection in 2003, after 12 years of 
valuable service to the citizens of Marshall.
  After high school, Mayor Geisler served his country through his 
tenure with the United States Army during World War II. He returned to 
Marshall, MO, and attended classes at Missouri Valley College while 
working with the Marshall Police Department. At the age of 23, Mayor 
Geisler was selected to serve as the Marshall Chief of Police. He was 
then selected to serve Garden City, KS, in the same position. Mayor 
Geisler again returned to his home town of Marshall and dedicated 27 
years of service to the Wood & Huston Bank of Marshall. He retired as 
the bank's Senior Vice President.

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  In addition to these accomplishments, Mayor Geisler has served his 
state and community in many different capacities. He was elected twice 
to serve as the President of the Western Missouri National Academy 
Associates. He also was a four year chairman of the State Land 
Reclamation Commission. Mayor Geisler also served as the President of 
the Marshall Chamber of Commerce and was the President of the Missouri 
Chief's of Police Association. He was the District Chairman of the 
Santa Fe Council, Boy Scouts of America, and served on the Lake Ozark 
Council's Board of Directors. He also is a 50 year member of the 
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. In this capacity, he flew with 
the Blue Angels Navy Acrobatic and demonstration team and also had the 
chance to fly off the USS Theodore Roosevelt. He was also invited by J. 
Edgar Hoover to attend the FBI Law Enforcement Institution.
  In addition to this service, Mayor Geisler also made many commitments 
to the service of his church. He was a fifteen year member of his 
Church Board and also served as the first president of the Mercy 
Academy School Board, where he also coached football for 5 years. Mayor 
Geisler and his wife, Dorothy, both had the privilege of meeting the 
Pope twice, invited the first time to meet the Pope at the White House 
and then again in St. Louis, MO.
  Mr. Speaker, Mayor Geisler is a valuable leader of his community and 
a role model for young Americans. I know that the Members of the House 
will join me in paying tribute to Mayor Geisler for his outstanding 
commitment to public service.

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