[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO BOB WOLFE

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 7, 2004

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention that a long and 
exceptionally distinguished career has come to an end. Mr. Bob Wolfe, 
of Sedalia, Missouri, has retired from his position as president of the 
Sedalia office of Septagon Construction Company.
  Mr. Wolfe was born on August 12, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio. After 
graduating from Charles F. Brush High School, he attended Iowa State 
University on a full football scholarship. He graduated in 1965 with a 
degree in Business Administration.
  In 1975, Mr. Wolfe began working at a company called Temple Callison, 
and in 1977, Mr. Wolfe and his business associate, Tom Davis, bought 
Temple Callison. At the time, the Temple Callison Company generated 3 
million dollars in revenue. In 1982, Mr. Davis and Mr. Wolfe turned the 
Callison Company into the Septagon Construction Company. The company 
currently has 5 locations in two states and generates over 100 million 
dollars. Mr. Wolfe believes in strong principles and values that have 
helped his business continue to be successful for so many years. He 
believed that the company had to be a part of the community, and the 
company needed to be a family of customers and employees for the 
company to survive and flourish. Mr. Wolfe was president of the entire 
Septagon Construction Company until 1998, at which time he became 
president of the company's Sedalia Office.
  In addition to his accomplished business career, Mr. Wolfe has been 
very involved in his community. He has served as a board member, 
campaign chairman and president of the Sedalia Pettis County United 
Way. Also, he was a board member, officer and founder of the Ditzfeld 
Foundation for recovering alcoholics. He has been a member and chairman 
of the Central Missouri State University College of Business and 
Economics Advisory Board and has served as a member of the Iowa State 
University College of Business Advisory Board. He is a member of St. 
Paul's Lutheran Church, and he has been president of the congregation 
for three terms.
  Mr. Speaker, I know the Members of the House will join me in paying 
tribute to Mr. Bob Wolfe for his outstanding career and dedication to 
his community and in wishing him all the best as he enters the next 
stage of his life with his wife Claudia and his children, Erika and 
Aaron.

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