[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 177 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S13668]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JENNY OGLE

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to good friend 
and member of my staff, Jenny Ogle, for all the great work she has done 
for the people of Ohio. Jenny, who runs the joint casework office we 
have with Senator Voinovich, is retiring today. We are going to miss 
her dearly.
  When I started thinking about her retirement, my mind was flooded 
with fond memories and so many laughs and good stories. There is no one 
else like Jenny. Before coming to work for our joint casework office, 
she ran my Senate casework office worked for me when I was in the House 
of Representatives for 8 years, and also worked for Congressmen Bud 
Brown and Dave Hobson.
  She is a true professional--someone who has been really a stabilizing 
force in our whole casework operation. The casework operation, of 
course, is what reaches out to people. It is where people of the State 
of Ohio go when they have a problem. They do not come to us, and they 
do not come to Jenny unless they are already frustrated with the 
Federal bureaucracy or the State bureaucracy or something else. When 
they come in, they already have plenty of problems. Jenny has been the 
one who worked out those problems.
  It takes a good deal of patience to handle the kinds of things Jenny 
has seen over the years in that casework office. She has seen just 
about everything.
  That is why I have always been amazed by her steadiness--her 
unbelievable ability to deal with the kinds of cases and the kinds of 
problems that are seen on a daily basis. What really impresses me is 
that she is always still smiling and laughing at the end of the day. 
She always has done her job with great professionalism and great 
compassion.
  Jenny also has been a real leader in our office. For example, she 
pioneered the military academy nomination process, a very complex 
process. She essentially wrote the book on it. What she has developed 
is today being used around the country in congressional office after 
congressional office. She wrote the bible on how Congressmen should 
handle their academy nominations. I thank her for that.
  I have known Jenny for a long time--since those days when she was 
working for Congressman Bud Brown, and when she came to work for me at 
our Springfield office. I remember how her Aunt Tilly used to come in 
the office and do her filing. I also fondly remember the doughnuts 
Jenny would bring in from her brother's doughnut shop. Those are great 
memories.
  Jenny is also a rare person--a person with great compassion and 
empathy for people and their concerns.
  Let me thank her from the bottom of my heart for the great job she 
has done to assist countless thousands and thousands and thousands of 
Ohioans over the last 20 years.
  I am truly privileged to have had the extraordinary opportunity to 
work with Jenny and to call her my friend.
  We wish her and her family all the best in the world.
  In conclusion, let me thank Jenny for her dedication to the people of 
the State of Ohio--for her friendship, and for the work she has done 
for our country.
  Thank you, Mr. President.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois is recognized.

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