[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 139 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1749-E1750]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            VIVIEN NORMAN RETIRES; AIDE TO FOUR CONGRESSMEN

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 8, 1995
  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, Vivien Norman, the mainstay of my district 
office in Auburn, NY, and my ear to ground in all of Cayuga County in 
upstate New York, is as much a part of the fabric of Cayuga County as 
any officeholder, past or present, any businessman or woman, any farmer 
or merchant, any industrialist, prison guard, or health care 
professional. In many of our minds, she is the person to call to 
confirm news, flesh out a rumor, recall details or to set up a meeting. 
In our hearts, she is intelligent, friendly, uniquely humorous, and 
eminently dependable.
  She is retiring now, at a young but wise age. Her history in service 
to four Congressmen, including my father, William F. Walsh, is a story 
of helping people. I am as proud to 

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have been associated with her as I am sad to see her go.
  Because of her experience, I have been able to run an efficient 
office on the western border of my district from the very first day. 
Because of her local knowledge, I have had an intense education--of the 
area, its people, and its unique strengths and needs. I was able to hit 
the ground running in Auburn after reapportionment included about half 
the city of Auburn in my new district in 1992. Even in a confusing 
situation wherein three congressional districts were designated parts 
of the city, Vivien provided leadership for all of us, and never forgot 
that the needs of constituents come first.
  My wife DeDe and I have found Vivien and her husband Paul Norman, 
also an active public servant over the years, to be genuinely caring 
people who are in their private lives every bit as civic-minded as they 
appear in public.
  We will miss them. We wish them well in this new and exciting phase 
of their lives. And we hope that all the good Vivien has done for 
others comes back to her 100-fold.


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