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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 366)
1 4 A Resolution posthumously honoring Mr. Robert Pim, and
1 5 recognizing his many contributions to agriculture.
1 6 WHEREAS, Mr. Robert Pim, during his distinguished
1 7 lifetime, contributed to agriculture and to the
1 8 quality of life enjoyed by Iowans, by serving the
1 9 interests of agriculture and agricultural producers in
1 10 this state and the nation, as a private citizen, and
1 11 in public service as an official of the Farmers Home
1 12 Administration, United States Department of
1 13 Agriculture; and
1 14 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim began his career in 1955 as
1 15 assistant county supervisor in Lucas County, where his
1 16 great-grandfather founded Mr. Pim's family farm in
1 17 1858; and
1 18 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim followed his father's commitment
1 19 to public service, who served in the Iowa General
1 20 Assembly during the 1950s; and
1 21 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim served as an official in the
1 22 Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) for 30 years, and
1 23 served as state director for 20 years, heading the
1 24 state office from 1969 to 1977 and from 1981 until his
1 25 retirement in 1993; and
1 26 WHEREAS, during Iowa's farm crisis, Mr. Pim worked
1 27 tirelessly as the head of Iowa's lender of last resort
1 28 during which Iowa administered the largest FmHA
1 29 guaranteed loan program in the nation; and
1 30 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim's vigorous commitment to
2 1 agricultural producers and his deep sense of
2 2 compassion combined with his practical counsel and
2 3 efficient administration helped ensure the survival of
2 4 many farming operations, including through debt
2 5 restructuring, and in many cases ensuring the least
2 6 painful transition possible for those who could no
2 7 longer stay on the farm, during a period of
2 8 agricultural depression when the office's farm loan
2 9 portfolio climbed to $750 million in 1986 and when
2 10 more than one-third of its borrowers were considered
2 11 to be in extremely serious financial trouble; and
2 12 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim worked with agricultural
2 13 producers, agricultural organizations, agribusinesses,
2 14 and business organizations, in creating a network of
2 15 cooperation and understanding among various segments
2 16 of agriculture and business, including by fostering
2 17 the development and prominence of the National Forum
2 18 for Agriculture which provides a continuing
2 19 opportunity for farm leaders to discuss major issues
2 20 affecting agriculture; and
2 21 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim's devotion to the best interests
2 22 of agriculture was reflected in the commitment and
2 23 hard work that he demonstrated all his life in
2 24 laboring on and managing his family farm, and in his
2 25 long association with the Iowa Cattlemen's Association
2 26 and the Iowa State Fair; and
2 27 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim has been praised by numerous
2 28 persons, and has received tributes and honors from
2 29 many organizations respecting his commitment to
2 30 agriculture and his advocacy of farmers, including
3 1 beginning farmers, and economic prosperity for rural
3 2 Iowa; and
3 3 WHEREAS, the tragic death of Mr. Robert Pim,
3 4 occurring shortly before noon on Monday, April 17,
3 5 1995, while traveling back to his Lucas County farm,
3 6 has saddened this state, and constitutes a loss for
3 7 agriculture in this state and in the nation; NOW
3 8 THEREFORE,
3 9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
3 10 posthumously honors Mr. Robert Pim, and recognizes his
3 11 life's many accomplishments, his deep commitment to
3 12 agriculture, to the state of Iowa, and to the welfare
3 13 of its people; and
3 14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
3 15 Senate send copies of this Resolution to his surviving
3 16 wife Mrs. Judith Pim; to his sons, Mr. Robert Pim II,
3 17 Mr. Stuart Pim, and Mr. Clifford Pim; and to his
3 18 sister Mrs. Ruth Van Echaute; and
3 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
3 20 Senate send copies of this Resolution to the President
3 21 of the United States; the Secretary of Agriculture,
3 22 United States Department of Agriculture; and the State
3 23 Director of the Rural Economic and Community
3 24 Development, United States Department of Agriculture.
3 25 LSB 2658SV 76
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