[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 161 (Tuesday, November 27, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2136]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        A TRIBUTE TO DEE DEVLIN

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 27, 2001

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, Dee Devlin, a federal employee 
at the Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR), recently was 
selected to receive the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 
Sixth Region Civilian of the Year Award. The sixth region is comprised 
of sixteen chapters located throughout the states of Washington, 
Oregon, Nevada, and California.
  In recognition of receiving the regional award, the AUSA Exceptional 
Service Award was presented to Mrs. Devlin at the annual national 
meeting of the Association of the United States Army in mid-October. 
The award is presented to federal employees who directly or indirectly 
support America's Army in the Sixth Region area. All nominees for this 
award compete locally and then regionally on the basis of their 
contributions to the local community as well as to the Army.
  Dee Devlin has been recognized for her work in support of Soldiers, 
Marines, Sailors, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen and the family members of the 
military community while she resided as a military spouse at the 
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and the Presidio of 
Monterey. In addition to the support she has provided to the military 
community, Mrs. Devlin also served as a volunteer at Monterey Kiwanis 
events, and served for multiple years as the scholarship chairperson 
for the Community Thrift Shop, chairing a committee that provided over 
$30,000 in scholarships to military personnel and family members. 
Throughout her career with the federal government, working at different 
installations for the Departments of Defense, Army, Navy, and Air 
Force, Dee Devlin has always been known for her caring attitude, 
customer service orientation, and cooperative spirit that ensured 
mission accomplishment at a higher standard than required, while taking 
care of the people involved in the mission.
  Throughout thirty-one years serving the military community worldwide 
as a military spouse and community member and fifteen years as a civil 
servant, Dee Devlin served as a mentor and role model for both family 
members and active duty military personnel. She has served as an 
unofficial ambassador for the military to many local communities in the 
United States while residing in foreign countries.
  Dee Devlin has been married for over thirty-three years to retired 
Colonel Daniel D. Devlin. They have two sons, Dan Jr. and Rob, who also 
reside in the Monterey peninsula community, as well as countless 
military sons and daughters whom they unofficially adopted around the 
world through the years.
  Dee Devlin's extraordinary efforts and superb accomplishments have 
earned her recognition from the highest levels of the Department of the 
Army, the AUSA and the United States government.

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