[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 36 (Monday, March 19, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S2472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING MARY HICKEY

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise today to publicly commend 
the work of Ms. Mary Hickey of Aberdeen, SD, for her over twenty years 
of outstanding service on behalf of the taxpayers of South Dakota. As 
an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, Mary has been the absolute 
model of a public servant and an invaluable asset to my office during 
the last several years. It is with regret that I announce that she will 
be leaving South Dakota and moving to Nebraska, where I'm sure she will 
continue her exemplary service.
  Mary began her career with the IRS in 1980 as a Contact Service 
Representative in Rapid City, SD. She became a Tax Auditor in 1986, and 
in 1996 she was promoted to Problem Resolution Officer in Aberdeen. 
During her many years of service to the citizens of South Dakota, she 
has provided outstanding assistance, helping to make sense of what can 
often be a complicated federal bureaucracy. On more than one occasion, 
I've heard my staff raving about the amount of time, commitment, and 
cooperation Mary put forth to serve and represent the taxpayers of 
South Dakota.
  Mary's accomplishments are numerous. During the last few years, Mary 
developed new and innovative techniques to aid in the restructuring of 
the Taxpayer Advocate Service, a project of the IRS' Problem Resolution 
Office. For all of her outstanding work, Mary has received numerous, 
well-deserved IRS awards and accolades. Mary also excels in her 
community, and is active with the United Way of Northeastern South 
Dakota, having served as the Board Secretary for the past four years. 
As Board Secretary, Mary participates in oversight of the organization 
and has helped to raise over $600,000 annually to support 19 local 
charities.
  It is an honor for me to share Mary's accomplishments with my 
colleagues and to publicly commend her for serving South Dakota so 
excellently. Alas, South Dakota's loss is Nebraska's gain and I'm sure 
she will provide that state with the same outstanding performance she 
has demonstrated here.

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