[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26087]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO SKIP RICH

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 1, 2007

  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this moment to 
recognize the extensive career of Skip Rich. Mr. Rich spent over 30 
years serving Cole County as its Collector of Revenue, but will retire 
on October 3, 2007.
  Skip Rich was first appointed as collector in 1977, and he was re-
elected to that position every term thereafter. His record as collector 
has been outstanding. He has presided over notable increases in county 
collections and he was instrumental in starting the Cole County 
employee retirement system.
  Skip Rich has also honorably served our country in uniform. He is a 
Marine who served a tour of duty in Vietnam and who later joined the 
Missouri Army National Guard. In that position, he held the rank of 
command sergeant major for over 14 years and received over twenty 
awards and service medals.
  Having devoted his life to public service, Mr. Rich's leadership will 
indisputably be missed. He plans to spend his retirement traveling with 
his wife, Eva, and spending time with his 3 children and 4 
grandchildren. I trust that Members of the House will join me in 
wishing Skip Rich and his family the best of luck in their future 
endeavors.

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