[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 130 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             THANK YOU, JUNE KENYON, FOR YOUR LOYAL SERVICE

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                            HON. JACK FIELDS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 19, 1996

  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it was with mixed emotions that I 
announced last December 11 my decision to retire from the House at the 
conclusion of my current term. As I explained at the time, the decision 
to retire was made more difficult because of the loyalty and dedication 
of my staff--and because of the genuine friendship I feel for them. 
Each one of them has served the men and women of Texas' 8th 
Congressional District in an extraordinary way.
  Today, I want to thank one member of my staff--June Kenyon--for 
everything she's done for me and my constituents in the more than 6 
years she has served on my official staff, and for the 6 years she has 
served on my campaign staff.
  As a member of my congressional casework staff since early 1990, June 
has helped thousands of my constituents who have experienced problems 
with Federal departments and agencies, cutting through bureaucratic 
redtape to ensure that Federal programs help, not just frustrate, the 
people they were designed to help. At the same time, June has managed 
my Youth Advisory Board program, in which two students from each high 
school and college in my district meet semiannually to share with me 
their opinions and concerns on issues affecting them.
  In addition, June has also managed the computer hardware and software 
that link my three district offices and contribute to my staff's 
efficiency.
  Prior to joining my official staff, June worked for many years in my 
campaign office. In mid-1984, she began working as my campaign's 
systems manager, maintaining a massive mailing list and voluminous 
financial records. In later years, she served as my campaign's 
financial director, office manager, and scheduler. June has trained 
volunteers; organized fundraisers; maintained payroll, tax, and Federal 
Election Commission records; and made sure I was where I was supposed 
to be--one of the more challenging tasks anyone has ever undertaken.
  It was June's reputation as a woman of many talents who is always 
ready and willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure that a project 
is seen through to completion that prompted my friend, Jack Rains, to 
ask for June's help in his 1988 gubernatorial campaign.
  June has been an extremely active member of the Republican party for 
many years. She is a member of the Texas Federated Republican Women, as 
well as a member of the Kingwood Area Republican Women's Club. And she 
is a charter member of the Lake Houston Republican Women's Club.
  June Kenyon is one of those hard-working men and women who make all 
of us in this institution look better than we deserve. I know she has 
done that for me, and I appreciate this opportunity to publicly thank 
her for the dedication, loyalty and professionalism she has exhibited 
throughout the years it has been my privilege to know and work with 
her. I'm so grateful to her for all she's done for me that I'm almost 
willing to overlook the fact, Mr. Speaker, that June was born in New 
York, not Texas.
  June has yet to make a definite decision about what she wants to do 
in the years ahead. But I am confident that the skills and the personal 
qualities she has demonstrated in my office will lead to continued 
success in the future.
  Mr. Speaker, I know you join with me in saying thank you to June 
Kenyon for her years of loyal service to me, to the men and women of 
Texas' Eighth Congressional District, and to this great institution. 
And I know you join with me in wishing June, and her two sons--Charles 
Thomas McDonough and George Kenyon McDonough, all the best in the years 
ahead.
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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