[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 9, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S3689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RETIREMENT OF DIANE RODEKOHR

 Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I wanted to take this opportunity to 
express the heartfelt appreciation and gratitude I feel, along with my 
staff and my wife Diana, for the hard work and determined effort Diane 
Rodekohr has given the Senate and my office over these past few years. 
If not for Diane, or Dee as she is known to her friends, we just could 
not have accomplished as much for the people of Wyoming as we have been 
able to do since my election to the Senate four years ago.
  When Diana and I arrived in Washington ready to take on this new 
adventure in our lives, knowing we already had staff in place with 
experience who were committed to me and to Wyoming made all the 
difference. The continuity that I benefitted from having a seasoned 
staff helped to make a transition that was better than smooth--it was 
almost seamless.
  I'll always be grateful to Dee for staying on as State Director when 
she could have ridden off into the sunset to enjoy her well deserved 
retirement. Instead she stayed with me and with Wyoming and continued 
to make a difference for me, for my constituents, and for her fellow 
staff members who continued to look to her for her sage advice, counsel 
and support.
  Now she has made a decision to turn her attention to tending 
different areas of the garden of her life. I hope she fully enjoys 
whatever challenges await her. The Bible tells us that ``to everything 
there is a season''--and this is the season for Dee to enjoy her life 
to the fullest! May God continue to bless and watch over her. My wife, 
Diana, my staff and the people of Wyoming join in sending our best 
wishes to her for a life full of continued joy and happiness. Dee, you 
have truly earned that and so much more!

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