[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25386]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING STEVE MOORE

  Mr. BOREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life of a fellow 
Oklahoman, Steve Moore, who unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, 
September 22, 2007.
  Steve was a great person and a great Oklahoman. Many in the Oklahoma 
community and around the Nation knew Steve as the CEO of OG&E, but he 
was much, much more.
  In fact, Steve's leadership paved the way for OG&E to be recognized 
by Forbes magazine on its list of the Nation's best managed companies. 
Additionally, as approximately 750,000 OG&E customers know, the company 
received numerous awards for customer satisfaction in emergency 
response under Steve's guidance.
  However, during his 61 years, Steve managed not only to be the leader 
of Oklahoma's largest utility provider, but also a civic leader 
throughout the State. Few may know that Steve is the past chairman of 
the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, and he served on the boards of 
the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation, Allied Arts, the State 
Fair, the United Way, the Edison Electric Institute, and the 
foundations of both the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City 
University.
  I think his list of civic activities, along with the State and 
national recognition given to OG&E, showed that Steve Moore truly cared 
for his employees, for his customers, and, above all else, his fellow 
Oklahomans. It was this home-grown Okie compassion that will make the 
Sayre-born and Altus-raised son of Oklahoma missed by us all.
  With these thoughts, Oklahomans around the State send their 
condolences to Steve's wife Nancy, his daughter, Lisa, his son, Scott, 
and his mother, Melda. Steve will be missed, but not forgotten.

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