[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 24, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3241-S3242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RUSSELL JACKSON RETIRES

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, there are today only four Senators who were 
here in 1965 when Russell Jackson first came to the Senate to work as 
an elevator operator. He has observed this institution, both its 
changes and its continuity, for a long, long time. Now, as he retires 
as Senior Manager of Central Operations, I want to thank him, on behalf 
of the entire Senate, for a lifetime of service.
  Early on, Russell interrupted his work here for a different kind of 
service, in the U.S. Army, but he returned to the Senate to work with 
the Office of the Superintendent. Within that Office, he worked his way 
up the ladder by doing it all: evening shift, day shift, staff 
assistant, supervisor, office manager, and senior service officer.
  Within the confines of the Senate family, we all know how important 
is the coordination of office moves, the

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maintenance of our furniture inventory, and all the other operations of 
the Superintendent's Office. Russell had a hand in it all, and also 
served as liaison between the Superintendent and our Senate offices.
  Since 1987, Russell has been Director of the Service Department, a 
division that is little known to the outside world but so essential to 
all of us in the Senate. His leadership there brought technological 
changes to meet the Senate's increasing demands for charts, graphs, 
exhibits, and the enormous amount of daily work that keeps our offices 
in contact with constituents and the media. At the same time, he 
updated personnel practices to boost both productivity and morale, and 
to open advancement opportunities through an evaluation process and 
cross training for staff.
  The Senate, and the constituents whom we are here to serve, owe him a 
debt of gratitude. And I know my colleagues join me in wishing him a 
wonderful retirement.

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