[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 23, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO BARBARA OSBORNE

  Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, it is with a profound sense of sadness 
that I rise today to note the passing of a member of my staff, Barbara 
Osborne.
  For 15 years, since I was first elected to the Senate, Barb served as 
my manager in my Great Falls office and before that, as I was running 
for the Senate, she and her husband Glen were trusted friends and 
supporters in the Great Falls community.
  While Senate staff receive little public attention, it is people like 
Barb Osborne who help make this institution run. Throughout her service 
to the Senate, Barb was always there for me and always there for the 
people of her community.
  Through and through, Barb was a team player. She had my respect, my 
deep respect, and the respect of every member of my staff. I can think 
of no one who had more respect than Barb Osborne. She was very much a 
part of that extended family known as the ``Baucus office.''
  Above all else, Barb understood that public service really all boils 
down to one thing, and that is service: Service to people. She was a 
woman of tremendous kindness, of deep compassion, who treated every 
Montanan who called upon my office with courtesy and respect and 
kindness.
  At the same time, the community of Great Falls could not have a 
greater advocate. She cared deeply about her community. I can tell you 
time and time again, she would talk to me, call me about matters very 
important to Great Falls. She helped make Great Falls a much better 
place.
  On a personal note, I will always remember Barb for her great sense 
of humor and easygoing manner. Barb always had a smile, was always 
comfortable with people, always open to people, always gracious. I can 
see her now sitting in my office at her desk in Great Falls, on the 
phone with someone, meeting someone who came into my office, always 
there with an open hand to try to help.
  She also spoke her mind. She was a westerner. I know, Madam 
President, as a westerner, you know that we in the Rocky Mountain West 
and the Pacific West are very proud of speaking our minds. She had deep 
common sense. She was simply somebody I enjoyed and everyone who knew 
her enjoyed spending time with her.
  Along with Glen, Barb leaves behind a wonderful family of four 
children and five grandchildren. I extend to them, on behalf of myself, 
my wife Wanda, my son Zeno, and our whole office, our deep condolences. 
On behalf of myself and the thousands of Montanans Barb helped over the 
years, I can only say she will be very deeply missed.
  Thank you, Madam President.
  I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Moseley-Braun). Without objection, it is 
so ordered.

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