[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 138 (Wednesday, September 28, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 28, 1994]
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                         TRIBUTE TO MARIE DAVIS

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I wish to pay a tribute to the hard work, 
dedication, and loyalty of Marie Davis.
  Since 1980, Marie has held the title of computer operator in my 
office. Yet Marie has been much more than a worker who simply enters 
names into the computer. It would be much more accurate to call Marie a 
quality assurance expert. While few Montanans know Marie, she has been 
the final--and the strongest--link in the chain of my office mail 
operation.
  For 14 years, Marie has worked long and hard to see that the people 
of Montana received a prompt, high quality response to their calls and 
letters. If the tone or the content of a letter fell short of Marie's 
high standards, she was never reluctant to let me and the rest of my 
staff know.
  With her strong work ethic and attention to detail, Marie has 
rendered an important service to me and to the people of Montana. As 
one of the few members of my staff older than I, she has also been a 
source of wisdom, stability, and common sense for all of us.
  Over the years she has broken in--and sometimes played the role of 
mother to--many young staffers who grew and learned under her wing. 
With 6 children and 13 grandchildren, Marie knows more than a little 
bit about keeping young people in line.
  I would like to say that Marie is from Montana. Yet she was born and 
raised in the Washington area. But, if Marie were from Montana, I 
suspect she would come from Butte. And that, in my mind, is about the 
highest compliment you can pay a person. Like the people of Butte, 
Marie is fiercely loyal, speaks her mind, works hard, and has a heart 
of gold. And, like so many of the people of Butte, Marie is Irish--
adamantly Irish. So it seems appropriate to close this tribute with a 
blessing that so many of the Irish in Butte recite by heart:

     May the road rise up to meet you
     May the wind be always at your back
     May the sun shine warm upon your face
     May the rain fall soft upon your fields
     And until we meet again
     May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

  Marie's retirement will be a major change for that extended family 
that is the Baucus office. But I know that she and her husband Dick are 
looking forward to spending more time with their friends and their 
family--especially the grandchildren. I wish them well.

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