[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 119 (Friday, July 21, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                             LENNY DONNELLY

  (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a fine 
lady and great friend, who is a shining example and reminder to us all, 
of the tremendous good a single person can perform in a career of 
public service.
  Lenny Donnelly has served this country with distinction in a career 
that has spanned 36 years. Early in her career she worked on President 
Kennedy's White House staff, where one of her duties was scheduling all 
VIP and congressional tours of the White House. There are still a few 
left in this Chamber, including myself, who will always be indebted to 
Lenny for her help in graciously accommodating our scheduling needs.
  Lenny has been Chief of Democratic Pages for 10 years and in that 
time she has become a friend to us all. She has trained, guided, 
counseled, and cared for over 2,000 pages from all over the United 
States. Lenny has helped equip a wonderful group of young people with 
the tools to become part of the next generation of American leaders. 
Perhaps we will best come to understand her contribution to this 
institution when in the future, a public leader is asked to name a 
major influence, and they respond, their time spent as a page under the 
tutelage of Lenny Donnelly.
  Lenny has left her unmistakable mark of expertise on the Page program 
and she will be sorely missed. She has set a standard of excellence in 
the field of public service that we should all strive to meet. I wish 
Lenny the best in all of her future endeavors and am confident she will 
continue to positively influence the lives of many people in the 
future. On this, her last working day before retiring, I wish to give 
Lenny my profound thanks, gratitude, and respect for a job well done.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Morella). This entire body joins the 
gentlewoman from Ohio [Ms. Kaptur] in thanking Mrs. Donnelly for the 
service she has performed. It is very special when you meet somebody 
who gives such a warm reception, sense of humor, sense of perspective, 
and sense of propriety, and we wish her well.


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