[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 105 (Wednesday, August 3, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: August 3, 1994]
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                       IN MEMORY OF ALICE HOWARD

  Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, if there ever was an ultimate business 
professional, Mr. President, it was Alice Howard. Alice passed away 
recently. She was my personal friend and a friend of all Louisianians.
  Alice was well-known and respected throughout the State and 
nationally as a representative of Louisiana's rural electric 
cooperatives.
  She handled the cancer which ultimately took her life with the 
courage, grace, and dignity with which she handled all aspects of her 
life.
  Her ever-present smile and her strong will and determination made 
Alice the remarkable person she was. An outstanding journalist, a 
governor's loyal appointments secretary, and a very effective Director 
of Legislative and Governmental Affairs for the Association of 
Louisiana Electric Cooperatives, she succeeded because of her spirit, 
her knowledge, her enthusiasm, and her dedication.
  Alice represented Louisiana's rural cooperatives before the State and 
Federal Governments so effectively because of her ethical standards, 
her command of the issues, her knowledge of the industry. The Louisiana 
Legislature adopted a concurrent resolution to express its condolences 
to Alice's family and to remember and honor her, a testimony to the 
admiration and affection with which she was held.
  Alice excelled as a professional because she was responsible and 
fair. Her assessments were accurate. Her judgments were well-reasoned. 
Her advice was sound.
  Those qualities, when combined with her smile and personality, made 
her the ultimate professional. We will all miss her. In a phrase, Alice 
was larger than life. And there are many good memories that will always 
keep her with us, in our thoughts, our prayers and our smiles.
  Thank you, Mr. President.

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