[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15811]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO BOB PROUD

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize Clermont County 
commissioner Bob Proud on a distinguished career serving the residents 
of Clermont County and southern Ohio.
  A seven-term Clermont County, OH, commissioner, Bob is a lifelong 
Clermont County resident. He grew up on a small farm in Batavia 
Township and graduated from Amelia High School. After Bob graduated 
from Cumberland College, he began his career in public service working 
for Clermont Senior Services.
  Bob is a champion of the community and a committed public servant to 
Clermont County, serving in a number of capacities, from the 
construction of a new Clermont County animal shelter in 2002, the 
reclamation of the former Ford transmission plant on State Route 32, to 
his service for senior citizens as a Meals on Wheels volunteer and his 
work on the Coalition for a Drug-Free Clermont County. For the last 25 
years, Bob has served as chairman of the Ohio Valley Regional 
Development Commission, OVRDC, a public regional planning commission 
that serves 12 southern Ohio counties. Bob has and continues to serve 
Clermont County with integrity and distinction.
  Bob is also a champion for our troops, veterans, and their families. 
He has been nationally recognized for his work on behalf of our 
military, as he founded the ``Whole In My Heart'' military family 
support group. As he prepares to retire from this position, I commend 
him for his hard work and leadership to make southern Ohio a better 
place to live and work.

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