[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1202-E1203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    A TRIBUTE TO BEVERLY A. SHAUGHNESSY FOR HER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 9, 1999

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
remarkable public servant in my district, Beverly A. Shaughnessy, who 
is retiring after 35 years of service to the Fourth District Cook 
County Court.
  Mrs. Beverly Shaughnessy, the former Beverly Thomas, has been a life-
long resident of Berwyn, Illinois. Mrs. Shaughnessy began her career in 
the Berwyn Health Department. In the early 1950's she moved to Berwyn 
City Hall as a Court Clerk. When Berwyn and other surrounding 
communities became a part of the Fourth District, Beverly moved to the 
District offices in Oak Park. As the Fourth District outgrew its 
facilities, a new District office was

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built in Maywood, where Mrs. Shaughnessy has served since its opening. 
She has progressed from a Circuit Court Clerk to Supervisor of Clerks 
for the felony division. Many lawyers and judges credit Mrs. 
Shaughnessy for their knowledge of how the court system functions.
  Mrs. Shaughnessy became acquainted with Tom Shaughnessy, mayor of the 
city of Berwyn, and they were married on June 21, 1947. They have two 
children, Tom Jr. (Mark) and Patte (Kathy) Kennedy, as well as 
grandchildren Bryan, Kelly, Courtney, Danny, Ashley, Leigha and Jack.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Mrs. Shaughnessy for her years of dedicated 
service and extend to her my best wishes in the future.

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