[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1824-E1825]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING LONGTIME FRIEND AND STAFF MEMBER, DOLORES ANN NOUHAN

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 28, 1996

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a very dear 
friend of mine, Dolores Ann Nouhan who passed away on August 31, 1996. 
For 22 years, Dolores served as a loyal, competent and devoted member 
of my staff.
  It was over two decades ago that I first met Dolores Nouhan when I 
was serving in the Michigan State Legislature. She had walked into my 
office looking for a job, and because of her great reputation and warm 
personality, I hired her the day I met her. From day one, Dolores acted 
with the highest degree of honesty, integrity and loyalty. She 
immediately became close friends with all of my family, including my 
wife and three children who saw Dolores as an extension of our family.
  When I was elected to the Congress in 1976, I asked Dolores to leave 
her lifelong home and join me in Washington, DC. Dolores, being the 
dedicated and unselfish person she was, said yes immediately. For the 
last several years, Dolores served as my office and business manager. 
She was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the office, as 
well as dealing with groups and individuals who were coming to 
Washington for visits. I have not met a person in this city who could

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find a White House tour ticket as effectively as Dolores did.
  Dolores' personally-guided tours were legendary. She would drive you 
from monument to monument and you would have a set amount of time to 
see each site before Dolores moved you onto the next one. She also 
arranged hundreds of tours for groups, ranging from young school kids 
to senior citizens. One of her happiest jobs through the years was 
sending thousands of American flags to individuals and veterans groups 
in my district. She also played a crucial role in enabling my office to 
return over $1 million to the U.S. Treasury.
  Mr. Speaker, since Dolores passed away, I have heard from many 
people, ranging from school kids, lawyers, doctors, farmers, teachers 
and school principals, public officials, and FBI agents telling of the 
wonderful and sensitive assistance Dolores had given to make their stay 
in Washington, DC, so special. And many of my colleagues in the U.S. 
House of Representatives have told me what a joy it was to work with 
Dolores. There is no question that Dolores touched thousands of 
people's lives and made their stay in our Nation's capital a special 
event.
  But more than anything, Dolores loved her family and friends. While 
she took her work seriously, she always looked forward to visits from 
her family, and going to see her specially chosen nephew, Father Greg 
Mansour, or going to Michigan to see her brothers and sisters and 
numerous nieces and nephews.
  Dolores was an active and devoted member of St. Anthony's Catholic 
Church in Falls Church, VA, where she volunteered her secretarial and 
organizational skills in the office. She also served as a Eucharistic 
Minister in the church. Although Dolores told me she felt unworthy in 
serving in that capacity, I told her that there was no one on all of 
Capitol Hill who was more worthy than was she.
  Mr. Speaker, I will never forget my friend Dolores Nounhan. I know 
that she is now with God, and her spirit will always be with those who 
had the pleasure of knowing Dolores. She was better than we deserved.

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