[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 39 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S2575]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RETIREMENT OF WILLIAM D. LACKEY, JR.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, on February 28, 1999, the Senate said 
farewell to a valuable employee. William D. ``Bill'' Lackey, Jr., 
Journal Clerk of the Senate, retired after 34\1/2\ years of service to 
the Senate.
  Bill arrived at the Senate's doorstep on September 1, 1964, from 
North Carolina. He served the Senate in a number of important 
capacities, including Assistant Executive Clerk, Bill Clerk, Assistant 
Parliamentarian, Assistant Journal Clerk, and from 1987 to 1999, as 
Senate Journal Clerk. During the last 12 years, Bill was responsible 
for the production of the Senate Journal. This role required that he 
sit at the dias here on the Senate floor to record the minutes of the 
Senate's legislative proceedings. His became a very familiar face to us 
all.
  Bill Lackey has been the source of wise and good counsel to many over 
the years. We commend him for his outstanding service to the Senate and 
the Nation, and wish him Godspeed as he returns to the beloved 
foothills of his native Shelby, NC.

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