[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27754]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF RICHARD WALTER

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                             HON. ROY BLUNT

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2005

  Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Richard Walter on his 
retirement from more than 36 years of dedicated service to the State of 
Missouri. Richard Walter distinguished himself in Missouri by his 
commitment to improving the lives of citizens in this great State.
  On December 31, 2005, Richard will retire as District Engineer for 
MoDOT's District 7. The leadership he provided during his time with the 
department was crucial to the success of several projects currently 
moving forward in the 7th Congressional District. Just a few of the 
projects Richard spent his time advocating include the completion of MO 
249, commonly known as the Range Line By-Pass, building four lanes of 
U.S. Highway 71 south from Joplin to the Missouri-Arkansas border, and 
completing four lanes of MO Highway 13 north of Springfield to Kansas 
City. These major projects are vitally important to the economic growth 
and quality of life in southwest Missouri. The citizens of southwest 
Missouri owe a great deal of gratitude to Richard for his efforts to 
advance these projects.
  I congratulate Richard on his accomplishments during his tenure with 
the Missouri Department of Transportation and wish him the best in his 
retirement.

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