[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 21 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING WAYNE FOWLER FOR HIS 32 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE HOUSE OF 
            REPRESENTATIVES AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). Under a previous order of the 
House, the gentlewoman from Maryland (Mrs. Morella) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, this is a labor of love for me, because it 
is a privilege for me to rise this afternoon to honor my constituent, 
Wayne Fowler, for his 32 years of service to the House and the United 
States Government he has given us. Twenty-two years of that has come 
right here on our House floor, 6 years as an assistant enrolling clerk 
and 16 years as an assistant journal clerk.
  During his years of service, Mr. Fowler has exhibited a deep 
appreciation for the value of the legislative process in its purest 
form, that of the parliamentary actions of the House. Mr. Fowler's 
devotion to the language of the House Journal, or ``journalese,'' as he 
calls it, is well known. Wayne never forgot to remind his colleagues 
that this style of prose has been in use in the House Journal since the 
second Continental Congress, and that the Constitution mandates the 
keeping of the House Journal, which is the official record of House 
proceedings.
  Wayne Fowler is a true renaissance man. He is a lover of art, music, 
and literature. He is an avid bicyclist, which keeps him in such good 
shape. He is also known to his co-workers as someone who believes in 
empowering and supporting the work of the young people who also serve 
this House. He could often be found explaining the procedures of the 
House to the House pages, something they would never forget, and many 
of them might go on to become Members of this House and continue to 
remember that.
  Mr. Fowler serves as the verger at St. Columbus Episcopal Church, 
where he is responsible for the order of the liturgy and for training 
and supervising the acolytes.
  I want to congratulate Wayne. I want to offer my best wishes to him, 
to his wife, Anona, their two sons, Wayne and Perry, and their wives, 
Leslie and Amber. We miss you, Wayne, but we wish you the best in your 
new adventure, and we thank you for your dedicated service to our House 
of Representatives and to our great country. Come back and visit.

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