[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 1582-1583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING STANISLAUS COUNTY SUPERVISOR DICK 
                                MONTEITH

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 2, 2015

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Stanislaus County Supervisor Dick Monteith, who will be awarded the 
first ever Champion of Free Enterprise Award by the Modesto Chamber of 
Commerce, for his 55 years of public service.
  Dick Monteith was born in Los Banos, California to Kenneth and 
Elizabeth Monteith. He spent his early years attending Merced and 
Stanislaus County public schools, graduating from Turlock High School 
in 1950. He continued his education at Menlo College and Stanford 
University, graduating with a B.A. degree

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in Sociology in 1954. While at Stanford University, he played football 
as a starting defensive back and was a member of the Delta Tau Delta 
fraternity.
  From 1950 to 1957, he served in the United States Navy Reserve, whose 
mission is to deliver strategic depth and operational capability to the 
Navy, Marine Corps, and Joint Forces.
  Soon after graduation, Dick started a life-long career in agri-
business as a partner with his father in Monteith Tractor/Truck 
Company. He subsequently served in the marketing department of Gallo 
Wines, and as a Sales Representative for Weyerhaeuser Company. He 
retired in 1991 as General Manager of Sales and Distribution for 
Middleton Packaging prior to seeking his first elective office.
  Dick was first elected to the California State Senate, 12th District, 
in 1994 and again in 1998--terming out in 2002. In 2007, Dick was 
elected to the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors and was Chairman 
of the Board in 2011.
  Supervisor Monteith serves on the boards of Youth for Christ and the 
Modesto Gospel Mission. He has also been a fifty-year plus member of 
the Turlock Masonic Lodge #395.
  Dick and his wife Jeanine make their home in Modesto. He has two 
adult sons, three adult step-daughters, and seven grandchildren.
  Dick and Jeanine attend Trinity Presbyterian Church. In their spare 
time, they enjoy traveling, sporting events, and the arts.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Supervisor Dick 
Monteith for his recognition from the Modesto Chamber of Commerce with 
the Champion of Free Enterprise Award. His 55 years of dedicated 
service to the community and the state are to be commended.

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