[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 131 (Tuesday, October 8, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H7174]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Monahan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agreed to the following resolution:

                              S. Res. 335

       Whereas Jo-Anne Coe served as an employee of the Senate of 
     the United States and ably and faithfully upheld the high 
     standards and traditions of the staff of the Senate from 
     January 3, 1969 until January 31, 1989 for a period that 
     included ten Congresses;
       Whereas Jo-Anne Coe was the first woman in history to be 
     elected as the Secretary of the Senate in 1985;
       Whereas Jo-Anne Coe served as Secretary of the Senate, 
     Administrative Director of the Committee on Finance, 
     Administrative Director of the Office of Senator Bob Dole and 
     Chief of Staff under Senator Dole;
       Whereas Jo-Anne Coe faithfully discharged the difficult 
     duties and responsibilities of a wide variety of important 
     and demanding positions in public life, with honesty, 
     integrity, loyalty, and humility;
       Whereas Jo-Anne Coe's clear understanding and appreciation 
     of the challenges facing the Nation has left her mark on 
     those many areas of public life: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of Jo-Anne Coe.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate recesses or adjourns today, 
     it stand recessed or adjourned as a further mark of respect 
     to the memory of Jo-Anne Coe.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title in which the concurrence of the House 
is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 150. Concurrent resolution welcoming Her 
     Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand on her visit to the United 
     States, and for other purposes.

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