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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE RESOLUTION
1 3 BY CHAIRPERSON PRIEBE)
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 lifetime,
1 7 contributed to agriculture and to the quality of life enjoyed
1 8 by Iowans, by serving the interests of agriculture and
1 9 agricultural producers in this state and the nation, as a
1 10 private citizen, and in public service as an official of the
1 11 Farmers Home Administration, United States Department of
1 12 Agriculture; and
1 13 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim began his career in 1955 as assistant
1 14 county supervisor in Lucas County, where his great-grandfather
1 15 founded Mr. Pim's family farm in 1858; and
1 16 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim followed his father's commitment to public
1 17 service, who served in the Iowa General Assembly during the
1 18 1950s; and
1 19 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim served as an official in the Farmers Home
1 20 Administration (FmHA) for 30 years, and served as state
1 21 director for 20 years, heading the state office from 1969 to
1 22 1977 and from 1981 until his retirement in 1993; and
1 23 WHEREAS, during Iowa's farm crisis, Mr. Pim worked
1 24 tirelessly as the head of Iowa's lender of last resort during
1 25 which Iowa administered the largest FmHA guaranteed loan
1 26 program in the nation; and
1 27 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim's vigorous commitment to agricultural
1 28 producers and his deep sense of compassion combined with his
1 29 practical counsel and efficient administration helped ensure
1 30 the survival of many farming operations, including through
1 31 debt restructuring, and in many cases ensuring the least
1 32 painful transition possible for those who could no longer stay
1 33 on the farm, during a period of agricultural depression when
1 34 the office's farm loan portfolio climbed to $750 million in
1 35 1986 and when more than one-third of its borrowers were
2 1 considered to be in extremely serious financial trouble; and
2 2 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim worked with agricultural producers,
2 3 agricultural organizations, agribusinesses, and business
2 4 organizations, in creating a network of cooperation and
2 5 understanding among various segments of agriculture and
2 6 business, including by fostering the development and
2 7 prominence of the National Forum for Agriculture which
2 8 provides a continuing opportunity for farm leaders to discuss
2 9 major issues affecting agriculture; and
2 10 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim's devotion to the best interests of
2 11 agriculture was reflected in the commitment and hard work that
2 12 he demonstrated all his life in laboring on and managing his
2 13 family farm, and in his long association with the Iowa
2 14 Cattlemen's Association and the Iowa State Fair; and
2 15 WHEREAS, Mr. Pim has been praised by numerous persons, and
2 16 has received tributes and honors from many organizations
2 17 respecting his commitment to agriculture and his advocacy of
2 18 farmers, including beginning farmers, and economic prosperity
2 19 for rural Iowa; and
2 20 WHEREAS, the tragic death of Mr. Robert Pim, occurring
2 21 shortly before noon on Monday, April 17, 1995, while traveling
2 22 back to his Lucas County farm, has saddened this state, and
2 23 constitutes a loss for agriculture in this state and in the
2 24 nation; NOW THEREFORE,
2 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate posthumously
2 26 honors Mr. Robert Pim, and recognizes his life's many
2 27 accomplishments, his deep commitment to agriculture, to the
2 28 state of Iowa, and to the welfare of its people; and
2 29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate
2 30 send copies of this Resolution to his surviving wife Mrs.
2 31 Judith Pim; to his sons, Mr. Robert Pim II, Mr. Stuart Pim,
2 32 and Mr. Clifford Pim; and to his sister Mrs. Ruth Van Echaute;
2 33 and
2 34 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate
2 35 send copies of this Resolution to the President of the United
3 1 States; the Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department
3 2 of Agriculture; and the State Director of the Rural Economic
3 3 and Community Development, United States Department of
3 4 Agriculture.
3 5 LSB 2658SC 76
3 6 da/jj/8.1
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