[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 93 (Thursday, July 11, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   FBI's MILLIE PARSONS RETIRES--AT AGE 88 AFTER NEARLY 63 YEARS OF 
                                SERVICE

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 11, 2002

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I want to call to the attention of our 
colleagues the remarkable career of a dedicated federal employee who 
just retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation after nearly 63 
years of service to her country.
  When Mrs. Mildred C. Parsons--known as ``Millie''--ended her career 
on June 28 at age 88, she was the longest continuously serving employee 
in the FBI. What's even more extraordinary, Millie Parsons never took a 
day of sick leave in her 62 years and nine months of work at the FBI.
  She was 25 years old in September 1939--Franklin D. Roosevelt was 
president of the United States and World War II was beginning--when she 
began her career at the FBI as a junior clerk-typist in the chief 
clerk's office at FBI headquarters.
  The next year she transferred to the Washington Field Office, where, 
over the course of her career, Mrs. Parsons served as the secretary to 
30 agents in charge of that office, the second largest division in the 
FBI. She proudly displayed all the portraits of her bosses lining a 
corridor leading to her office.
  Van A. Harp, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington 
Field Office, recently commented that ``Millie, who embodies all the 
positive attributes of Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity, has certainly 
contributed to the fine reputation of the FBI. Her career and 
dedication have been a hallmark for those who follow in her path. 
Millie will be missed by all of her associates.''
  A native of Frederick, Maryland, and a widow since 1967, Mrs. Parsons 
has lived in the Maryland suburbs of the nation's capital during her 
career with the FBI. She says she plans to relax and travel--now that 
she has some leisure time.
  Mr. Speaker, Millie Parsons stands as an outstanding role model for 
all in public service to emulate. We wish her the best in her 
retirement.

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