[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8168]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING KANSAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE BOB BETHELL

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life of a true public 
servant from the great State of Kansas. Kansas State Representative Bob 
Bethell represented the 113th District in the State House and hailed 
from Alden, Kansas, not too far from the farm where I grew up. 
Representative Bethell served the people of Kansas in the State House 
for 14 years and was a staunch advocate for education, health, and 
long-term care. His distinguished career includes serving as mayor of 
Alden, as a pastor in his community, a school principal, and a director 
of college admissions. Additionally, Bob was a private business owner, 
operating long-term health care facilities.
  I was saddened to learn of the tragic car accident State 
Representative Bob Bethell suffered while driving home from the Kansas 
legislature recently on Sunday, May 20. I served with Bob for 8 years 
in the Kansas House, and I always remembered him as a kind and caring 
man who never took himself too seriously--always wearing his trademark 
Mickey Mouse ties.
  A true public servant. Bob, we're going to miss you.

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