[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13249]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MEMORIALIZING BOB BACKUS

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                          HON. TOM McCLINTOCK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 15, 2010

  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember Bob Backus, a 
friend and devoted patriot.
  Bob and his wife of fifty-seven years, Nancy, lived in Lincoln, 
California. Bob and Nancy raised their children: Robert, Tami and Tina, 
who watched and learned from their father's commitment to serving his 
community and others. Bob served as the Chaplain for Vine Life 
Ministries, ready to respond to calls night or day, going wherever 
people needed help. He gave freely of his time to renovate and decorate 
old wagons for which he became famous, painting them red, white and 
blue and displaying them in local fairs and parades.
  Bob spent many years as an advocate for the founding principles of 
our nation, volunteering and serving as an elected member of local 
political groups. Thomas Jefferson once said that ``timid men prefer 
the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty;'' it is safe 
to say that Bob Backus not only chose to chance the waters himself, but 
through his ardent devotion to his beloved country assured a brighter 
future for his posterity.
  Bob will be sorely missed by his friends, family and the countless 
individuals whose lives he touched.

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