[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 46 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3345-S3346]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO RON LEDLOW, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE SENATE 
                           SERVICE DEPARTMENT

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I rise today to express the deep gratitude 
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Senate to Ron Ledlow, the Deputy Director of the Senate Service 
Department, who is retiring after nearly 30 years of dedicated service 
to the Senate.
  Ron Ledlow began his career 27 years ago this week as a pressman on 
the night shift in the Service Department and rose through the 
journeyman ranks into management, eventually serving as the Director of 
the Senate Service Department.
  Ron has used his skill, creativity, and expertise in shepherding the 
Senate through nearly 30 years of changes in print, production, and 
graphics technology on which we as Members, and an institution, rely.
  Through all of these changes, Ron has been driven by his high 
standards for quality control and exceptional customer service. His 
professionalism and respect for his employees and this institution have 
been a great example to his coworkers, and to all of us here in the 
Senate.
  His contributions in support of democratic institutions are not 
limited to the U.S. Senate. In 1990, under the Gift of Democracy 
Resolution, Ron, along with several other congressional 
representatives, went to Poland as a technical adviser. His counsel and 
assistance helped strengthen the emerging democratic institutions of 
Poland. Ron's assistance was so valuable, that he was asked to return 
to Poland for another tour of duty.
  Outside of his work in the Service Department, Ron has served on 
several committees for the U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union. Ron was an 
active member of the Senate Staff Club and served as the club's 
president in the mideighties. In 1991, Ron was presented with the Roll 
Call Sid Yudain Congressional Staffer of the Year Award.
  Mr. President, our Senate family wishes Ron, his wife Dee, and his 
children Gerald and Steven the very best. We hope that Ron and Dee 
enjoy their well-deserved time on the links of South Carolina.

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