[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 46 (Monday, April 25, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: April 25, 1994]
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                        TRIBUTE TO KATHY JOHNSON

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, on September 29, 1993, cancer claimed the 
life of Kathy Johnson, who served on my staff during 1992 as an Office 
of Personnel Management Legislative Fellow from the U.S. Forest 
Service.
  Kathy began her service at the Forest Service in 1978 as a wildlife 
biologist. During her distinguished career, she was a leader in the 
management of threatened and endangered species, striving to achieve 
the appropriate management balance among competing interests.
  One of her most notable accomplishments came during her tenure as 
leader of the Pacific Northwest Regional Threatened and Endangered 
Species program when the spotted owl was listed as a threatened 
species. She was instrumental in developing policies to protect the 
rare species of the Pacific Northwest. She later went on to lead the 
national program for other threatened and endangered species here in 
Washington.
  Kathy's assistance to me on a number of sensitive issues was of the 
highest professional quality, and her pleasing manner and personality 
made her a friend to all who had the good fortune to work with her.
  On June 11, 1994, a special place along Winberry Creek in the 
Willamette National Forest in Oregon will be dedicated to honor her 
memory--a fitting tribute to her tireless work and dedication to 
protect our Nation's valuable natural resources.

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