[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 59 (Monday, May 15, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S3944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN MEMORY OF MS. MARY S. PALMERI

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today in honor and in 
memory of Ms. Mary S. Palmeri, who passed away on August 30, 1999. Ms. 
Palmeri served the County of Wayne, Michigan, for 32 years, and has 
been chosen by her peers to posthumously receive the coveted Court 
Clerk of the Year Award, which will be presented to her family this 
week.
  Ms. Palmeri was born in St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit in 1939, and 
was a lifelong resident of the city of Dearborn, Michigan. She 
graduated from Fordson High School in 1958, and spent approximately two 
years in college. In June of 1967, Ms. Palmeri became a typist at the 
County of Wayne Department of Civil Service, thus beginning a thirty-
two year career of public service.
  A few years later Ms. Palmeri was transferred to the County Clerk's 
Office, where she worked in numerous offices prior to becoming a Court 
Clerk, including the Record Room and as Supervisor of the Appeals 
Department. Ms. Palmeri ultimately worked as a Court Clerk for many 
prominent judges, including the Honorable Henry J. Szymanski, the 
Honorable William J. Cahalan, and the Honorable Pamela R. Harwood.
  In addition to her work, Ms. Palmeri enjoyed many hobbies, including 
bowling, ceramics, crocheting, knitting and crewel embroidery. She was 
both a terrfic seamstress and a wonderful cook. She also loved to play 
cards, work on crossword puzzles, and play board games. She was also an 
active member of St. Alphonseus Catholic Church in Dearborn, Michigan. 
Ms. Palmeri is survived by her husband of thirty years, Frank, and 
their three children, Christopher, Cindy and John.
  Mr. President, I am glad that the County of Wayne has chosen to honor 
Ms. Palmeri's many years of service by presenting her family with the 
Court Clerk of the Year Award. She was a hard worker who truly cared 
for the people around her, and her warm and generous personality is 
deeply missed by the entire Dearborn community.

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