Proclamation

Honoring

Barlow Ropp

For His Service to the City of Glasgow

And the Glasgow Airport Board

To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come:

Wereas: Being a lifelong resident of Barren County, Barlow Ropp graduated from Glasgow High School in 1957 where he excelled in sports and academics. He was also a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Kentucky School of Law where he graduated with honors; and

Wereas: After graduation, Mr. Ropp returned to Glasgow to engage in the practice of law and was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1966; and  

Wereas: Mr. Ropp has been a member of numerous professional and state associations, and has been active in many civic and charitable activities over the years; and

Wereas: Mr. Ropp has been Trial Commissioner in Barren County, District Judge for Barren County and Chief Regional District Judge; and  

Wereas: Mr. Ropp is a veteran of the Army serving the United States during the Vietnam-era, has served as a Deacon at the Glasgow Baptist Church, a member of Rolling Thunder and Past President of the Rotary Club to name a few of his endeavors; and

Wereas: Mr. Ropp served on various committees with the Kentucky Bar Association and on local committees in Glasgow and Barren County; and

Wereas: Mr. Ropp was appointed in 2009 to serve on the Veterans Wall of Honor Committee where he and the other devoted members of the committee were awarded Citizen of the Year in 2011 by the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce; and

Wereas: Mr. Ropp was a devoted member of the Glasgow Airport Board, serving both the Board and the City of Glasgow for 25 years; and

Wereas: Mr. Ropp was elected as Vice Chair of the Airport Board in 2008 and served in that capacity until his retirement from the Board in December 2012; and

Wereas: During his tenure on the Glasgow Airport Board, Mr.Ropp and the Board continued to work diligently toward improving the Airport and its facilities so that it can better serve the needs of the entire Glasgow – Barren County area.

Now, Therefore, on behalf of Mayor Rhonda Trautman, the Glasgow City Council and the Glasgow Airport Board, it is an honor to express our appreciation to Barlow Ropp for his dedicated service to the City of Glasgow and the Glasgow Airport Board.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the OFFICIAL Seal of the City of Glasgow, County of Barren, State of Kentucky, this the 11^th Day of February in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand Thirteen.

Rhonda Riherd Trautman, Mayor

City of Glasgow, Kentucky