[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E874]
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SALUTE TO WALTER D. ``DEE'' DALTON IN COMMEMORATION OF HIS 25 YEARS OF 
                            FEDERAL SERVICE

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 5, 1999

  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Speaker, we in the House of Representatives are in 
the midst of celebrating the 15th annual Public Service Recognition 
Week sponsored by the Public Employees Roundtable. This week--in 
ceremonies on the National Mall here in Washington and in communities 
all across America--we pay tribute to the inspiring work of countless 
public servants who give of themselves to make this Nation a better 
place. I am proud to recognize one such pubic servant today.
  Mr. Walter D. ``Dee'' Dalton of Somerset, KY, is currently the 
District Manager of the Social Security Administration office in 
Somerset. During this 25 years of dedicated service to the agency he 
has earned the admiration of his coworkers and the gratitude of 
thousands of his neighbors for his effectiveness. His career with the 
Social Security Administration is an inspiration to all Americans and 
is a sterling example of what public service is all about. Mr. Dalton's 
career has been built around a single idea: that reaching out and 
helping one's neighbors is still a noble undertaking.
  In the Pulaski, Wayne and Clinton County area, thousands of citizens 
can testify to the fair and efficient service they receive from Mr. 
Dalton and the staff of the Somerset Social Security Office. This 
compassion for neighbors, combined with his dedicated and effective 
leadership, have built a solid reputation for the office that is well 
known across Kentucky and the entire agency.
  Born in nearby Monticello, KY, Walter D. ``Dee'' Dalton earned a 
bachelor's degree in business from Campbellsville College in Taylor 
County, KY. The majority of his career has been in service to the 
Somerset office of the Social Security Administration. More than 19,000 
of the citizens I represent rely upon Mr. Dalton and his fine staff of 
14 for the timely administration of their Social Security benefits. 
More than 6,300 Kentuckians who rely on Supplemental Security Income 
(SSI) also depend upon the hard work of the employees of the Somerset 
Social Security office. This fine tradition of neighbor helping 
neighbor is why I believe Mr. Dalton is a fine example of the Federal 
employee we recognize during National Public Service Recognition Week.
  Countless citizens join me in saluting Walter D. ``Dee'' Dalton. We 
all share the pride of his wife, Clorenda, and their two children, 17-
year-old Rachel and 9-year-old Chip. I join his family, friends, 
coworkers, and neighbors in saluting him for his career of public 
service. We thank him for his dedication, his hard work, and his 
commitment to make our region of Kentucky a better place to live.

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