[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 22, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S7857]
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                      RETIREMENT OF MARK LACOVARA

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I want to take a few moments to recognize 
the work of Mr. Mark Lacovara, who has retired after more than 27 
years' employment in the Senate.
  Mark came to the Senate in 1969 as a reference assistant in the 
Senate Library and has since served in various capacities with the 
Official Reporters of Debates, the Sergeant at Arms, the Secretary of 
the Senate, and administrative services. The position from which he 
leaves us is that of assistant Journal clerk.
  To those of us who are a part of the Senate, Mark's regard for this 
institution is well-known and highly valued. Such dedication is no 
doubt rooted in his early years. Mark grew up in the Washington, DC, 
area and observed his father, the late John Lacovara, in service as the 
Senate's Republican Deputy Sergeant at Arms. Mark began employment with 
the Senate as a young man of 18. As he worked, he also earned a college 
degree and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
  Mark has been committed to the best interests of the Senate and to 
the United States throughout his career. This is evident in both the 
quality of his work and his enthusiasm for it.
  I want to thank Mark for his outstanding service in the U.S. Senate; 
we will miss him. I'm certain my colleagues join me in expressing 
appreciation and in wishing him well.

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