[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      TRIBUTE TO GRACE ANN MURPHY

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                           HON. RALPH REGULA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 14, 2001

  Mr. REGULA. Mr. Speaker, after 42 years of government service, the 
last 28 of which was with my office, Grace Ann Murphy has earned a 
well-deserved retirement. Grace began her government career at the Navy 
Department, followed by employment at NASA. In 1970, she came to 
Capitol Hill to work for Rep. Frank Bow, my predecessor in Congress.
  When I came to the House in 1973, I was pleased to have Grace 
continue her service to the constituents of the 16th district. She is 
well known to residents of the 16th district having advised them on 
traveling to our Nation's capital, helping to set tours of the Capitol 
and the White House, and responding to a myriad of constituent 
requests.
  With her vast knowledge of how the Hill works, Grace's skills were 
particularly appreciated during office moves and Presidential 
Inaugurations, both events having taken place recently. Grace is 
extremely knowledgeable about Washington, DC, as she was born and 
raised here where she graduated from Anacostia High School. She spends 
her spare time keeping track of all of her fellow classmates for class 
reunions.
  My staff, my constituents, and I will miss Grace not only for her 
many outstanding contributions in helping to keep our office running 
smoothly, but especially for the way she made the various holidays 
special with the appropriate decorations and foodstuffs. We wish her 
well in her retirement as it is richly deserved.

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