[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 126 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S9697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JO-ANNE COE

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, last week we regrettably learned of the 
passing of Jo-Anne Coe. She served the Senate and Senator Dole for many 
years. She was an admirable public servant.
  From 1985 to 1987, during the 99th Congress, she became the Senate's 
first woman to serve as Secretary of the Senate. Our condolences and 
prayers go out to her daughter Kathryn Coombs, her niece Kindra, her 
nephew Kevin, and of course to our former colleague. Senator Bob Dole 
not only had an ally, a friend, a staff person, he had someone who was 
his presence on the floor on so many occasions. We regret her loss, not 
only the loss of an employee, not only the loss of an important public 
servant, but the loss of a friend.

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