[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 9 (Friday, February 4, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 4, 1994]
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                         TRIBUTE TO ANN JOHNSON

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is not often that we get the opportunity 
to acknowledge individuals who have helped shape their communities. Ann 
Johnson, a resident of Las Vegas, NV, is just this kind of person.
  When Ann moved to Nevada in 1950, Las Vegas was a small, but growing 
city beginning to earn an international reputation as a resort 
destination. After graduating from Las Vegas High School, Ann was hired 
as a PBX operator at the Stardust Hotel and was soon promoted to PBX 
manager. On July 12, 1965, she left the Strip to take a position with 
the Las Vegas Valley Water District as a switchboard operator.
  As anyone in the Western United States knows, water is the most 
precious of natural resources, especially in arid environments. In Las 
Vegas, the most rapidly growing city in the country, the ability to 
deliver and allocate water was of especially important; Ann served on 
the frontlines in making sure that new residents obtained water service 
quickly and easily.
  Ann's natural ability to work with customers was soon rewarded, and 
she was promoted to clerk, commercial clerk, customer credit 
representative, and customer services supervisor. In 1984, she was 
promoted to customer services manager, a position she has held for 10 
years. Throughout her career, Ann has watched Las Vegas grow from a 
community of 200,000 to a city of over 800,000 residents. In her own 
way, she has touched the lives of each one of them.
  On January 14 of this year, Ann Johnson's friends, family, and 
coworkers gathered at the Palace Station Hotel to pay tribute upon her 
retirement from the Water District, and to express appreciation for her 
loyalty, knowledge, ability, experience, and friendship. During the 
past 29 years, Ann has dedicated herself to the growth of the Las Vegas 
Valley Water District and the city of Las Vegas, and she has truly been 
a leader in service. I am proud to congratulate Ann Johnson on her 
retirement and commend her for a job well done. She is truly a role 
model for us all.

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