[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 23496-23497]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING CHARLES G. (CHIP) ROACH

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Charles G. (Chip) 
Roach who was recently awarded the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors 
Distinguished Service Award.
  Chip Roach is most deserving of this award in that he has worked for 
over 25 years with the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors; has held 
leadership positions on local, state, and national associations; and 
has proven himself to be a local leader whose performance of service 
and involvement in political and community activities has been 
extraordinary. This legacy of service has been in Chip's family for 
five generations. Today, he has two children in the business with him 
and a son who works as a developer in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  Chip Roach is a broker for Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors and for 
the Trident Group, a multi-service homeownership company in the 
Philadelphia area. Trident Group is the fifth largest provider of home 
services in the nation, with more than 3,200 sales associates in 60 
sales offices spanning three states.
  Currently, Chip is a director of the National Association of Realtors 
and the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors. Not only does Chip help 
oversee preeminent realty associations, but he also is a director at 
the Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness and is a former director 
of the Employee Relocation Council.
  Chip has served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Rosemont 
College, the Main Line Chamber, and of Genesis, a relocation network of 
over 25,000 sales associates in the United States. Today, Chip is also 
the President of Fox & Roach Charities. Under Chip's leadership, the 
Fox & Roach Charities have donated over one million dollars to 
different organizations that are involved with providing housing for 
families in need.
  Outside of work and his community contributions, Chip enjoys spending 
time with his wife, three children, and five grandchildren. Chip has 
been described as an upbeat person with a positive attitude that 
inspires those he works with. His wife describes him as always ``on the 
go,'' and everyone always knows he is coming by his happy whistle and 
big smile.

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  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in honoring Chip 
Roach for his exemplary community service and the excellent work he has 
done in the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors. The Pennsylvania 
Association of Realtors Distinguished Service and National Award Chip 
received is a most prestigious honor and one that appropriately 
acknowledges Chip's outstanding contributions to his profession and 
community.

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