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“RECOGNIZING GARY BAUMANN” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E80-E81 on Jan. 28, 2008.
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RECOGNIZING GARY BAUMANN
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HON. SAM GRAVES
of missouri
in the house of representatives
Monday, January 28, 2008
Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Gary Baumann, of Savannah, MO. On December 31, 2007, Gary retired from the United States Department of Agriculture--Rural Development with 21 years and 5 months of Federal service.
Gary started his career with USDA in 1975 as an Emergency Loan Assistant County Supervisor working for Farmers Home Administration in the Savannah, Missouri, office. Gary made many moves across northwest Missouri with USDA during his tenure, working in the Savannah, St. Joseph, Maryville, Bethany, and Maysville offices.
On October 15, 1995, Gary was reassigned to Community Development Manager of the USDA--Rural Development area office in St. Joseph, MO, where he worked Community Development in a 5-county region consisting of Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb and Platte Counties. Gary worked in the St. Joseph Office until he retired at the end of 2007.
Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in recognizing Gary Baumann, whose dedication to USDA and northwest Missouri has been truly exceptional. In my time in Congress, USDA Rural Development has been a great resource to work with, and it is people like Gary who have made that relationship between my office and USDA Rural Development what it is today. I am honored to serve him in the United States Congress.
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