[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6703]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING JUDGE ROBERT M. STEPTOE

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 19, 2007

  Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to respectfully request that 
my colleagues here in the House of Representatives join me in 
congratulating Robert M. Steptoe for being named the 2007 Distinguished 
Citizen by the Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
  Born on May 15, 1920 in Clarksburg, WV, Robert M. Steptoe has spent 
his entire life in service to his family, community, and country. He 
and his wife, Sarah, will soon celebrate 65 years of marriage and are 
the proud parents of 4 children, Robert, Philip, Sally, and James. They 
also have 9 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren with one on the 
way.
  He served his country faithfully during World War II in the United 
States Navy in both Europe and the Pacific, attaining the rank of 
lieutenant commander. His long list of public service also includes a 
stint as assistant prosecuting attorney for Berkeley County, four terms 
in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and two terms in the West 
Virginia State Senate. The Honorable Judge Robert M. Steptoe also 
served on the West Virginia Court of Claims from 1989 to 2001. In 
addition, Mr. Steptoe served as chairman of the board for Peoples 
National Bank for several decades and has been an active member of 
Trinity Episcopal Church since 1949.
  Throughout his life, Robert Steptoe has been an active supporter of 
the Boy Scouts of America. As a youngster, he was a Boy Scout and all 
four of his children followed in his footsteps as Scouts with his wife, 
Sarah, serving as den mother. His contribution to Scouting will always 
be appreciated and I am pleased to see that he is being recognized for 
his lifelong service to his community.
  In closing, I want to thank my colleagues in the United States House 
of Representatives for joining me in recognizing Mr. Robert M. Steptoe 
as the 2007 Distinguished Citizen of the Shenandoah Area Council of the 
Boy Scouts of America.

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