[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5422-5423]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MR. BOB EPLING

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                          HON. CARLOS CURBELO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 2016

  Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. Bob 
Epling as he retires from his post as Chairman and CEO of Community 
Bank, a bank created with the intentions of being owned and operated by 
the community. Mr. Epling, who held his post since 1977, has always 
pushed the limits of what it means to be a business owner, and has used 
his means to serve the community.

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He has been acknowledged countless times for his service to the South 
Florida community, including his most recent recognition for excellence 
in community service by the Dade County Farm Bureau.
  Mr. Epling has always been firmly rooted in the South Florida 
community, evident through his role as President of the Florida Bankers 
Association and Orange Bowl Committee, as well as Chairman of the 1996 
South Florida Olympic Soccer Organizing Committee. He also served as 
the Chairman of the Board of the International Hurricane Research 
Center for 20 years. In that role, Mr. Epling worked tirelessly to 
advance research for mitigating storm damage, which he witnessed 
firsthand when assisting with rebuilding efforts in Homestead after 
Hurricane Andrew.
  It is an honor for me to recognize Mr. Bob Epling on the occasion of 
his retirement for all of his service to the community of South Florida 
for more than three decades.

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