2000CRE2117A A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT ADAMS ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY
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[Congressional Record: December 4, 2000 (Extensions)]
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A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT ADAMS ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION
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HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA
of wisconsin
in the house of representatives
Monday, December 4, 2000
Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to honor Mr. Bob Adams on his
retirement from the Social Security Administration after over 33 years
of dedicated service.
And although Bob's retirement is certainly well deserved, I have met
the news with very mixed emotions. He has been my district office's
contact at Social Security for as long as any of us can remember, and
we will truly miss him.
Bob began his career with the Social Security Administration in 1967
as a claims representative in St. Paul, Minnesota, but was soon
transferred to Colorado, and then Utah, where he was promoted to the
position of Operations Supervisor. In 1977, he came to Wisconsin, where
he has remained, first as an Operations Supervisor, and then quite
recently as a Management Support Specialist.
In his 23 years at the Milwaukee South office in Milwaukee, Bob Adams
has provided service to thousands of individuals in a professional,
courteous and respectful manner. In addition, he has spent countless
hours doing outreach in the community, providing agencies, businesses,
schools and organizations with information about Social Security
benefits. Bob has also been an effective, caring and fair supervisor to
employees at the South office, and an enormous asset to staff in
providing assistance with new computer technology.
One of Bob's duties at the South office has been acting as a liaison
for congressional inquiries. Congressional staffers in our area have
for many years benefitted from Bob's amazing knowledge of Social
Security programs, and his ability to provide ready answers to even the
most complex and technical of questions. He has always been willing to
``go the extra mile'' for my constituents, and has always been a great
pleasure to work
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with. We will miss his extraordinary talents, his dedication to
service, his warmth, and his ready wit!
Bob's commitment to the community has also played an important part
in his personal life. Not only has he been very involved assisting the
needy through programs at his church, but he recently also used
vacation time to set up a medical clinic in El Salvador with his wife
Debbie, who is a registered nurse practitioner.
Bob and Debbie will be returning to Minnesota soon and plan to spend
more time with each other and with their two grown daughters. But I
know that Bob's commitment to helping others will continue to keep him
active in his community. Bob, my staff and I wish you well as you take
on new challenges. God's blessings to you always, and once again, thank
you.
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