[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 175 (Monday, December 17, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S13357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              BERNICE FOX

 Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise to recognize a long-time 
New Mexican, Bernice Fox, who is retiring after an amazing record of 
service in the public and private sectors. Her work in these areas has 
spanned 63 years, a most remarkable achievement.
  Bernice Fox, born in Bloomington, Illinois in 1920, has lived in New 
Mexico for almost 40 years. In the private sector, she owned and 
operated motels and apartments, and she worked as a legal secretary for 
several New Mexican attorneys.
  In 1993, instead of enjoying the retirement that most of us would be 
seeking at the age of 73, Bernice Fox began still another career in 
support of the Department of Energy at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 
in Carlsbad, New Mexico. She was present to witness the opening of that 
remarkable facility, the world's only permanent repository for 
transuranic radioactive wastes.
  Now Bernice Fox is planning to retire from the Department of Energy 
at the end of this year. I salute her for her long service to the 
citizens of New Mexico and the nation. Whether her next career involves 
real retirement or still another challenge, I salute Bernice Fox on her 
long history of contributions.
  Bernice Fox is being honored with her own special day by proclamation 
of the Governor of New Mexico. It is only fitting that Congress further 
honor her with this statement today.

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