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| Lisa and Joe Hartzler |
Whether exposing improper conduct on the part of fellow members of the local school board in Springfield, Ill., or successfully leading the prosecution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh—including the death sentence, Asst. U.S. Attorney Joe Hartzler ("Good job, Joe," August 1997) acts from the courage of his convictions. That’s the judgment of the Paul Simon Courage in Public Service committee who honored him with the 2007 award, named for the former Illinois senator who died in 2003.A member of
St. John Lutheran Church, Springfield, Hartzler was called an “unsung hero” in Simon’s book
Fifty-Two Simple Ways to Make a Difference (available from
www.amazon.com).
The Simon award was presented to Hartzler at
Lutheran Day in Springfield, an annual event at the state capital sponsored by Lutheran service organizations affiliated with the
ELCA and the
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod that also offers opportunities to study connections between faith and service and to learn about public policy issues that impact people in need in the state.
Comments
Shelley
Posted at 3:19 am (U.S. Eastern) 9/24/2007
Joe and Lisa Hartzler thank you for your very hard work. I'm here in CA routing for both of you.
Paul Groeniger
Posted at 6:43 pm (U.S. Eastern) 5/1/2008
Joe, Linworth boy does well..praying for healing for you. Good job. Found an old little league baseball picture with Tim and thought i would Google your name....Good job!! Paul
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