[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E800]
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                         TRIBUTE TO JOANN ORFAN

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                           HON. TAMMY BALDWIN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2003

  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Joann Orfan, who 
has been a tireless civil servant in the great city of Sun Prairie for 
over twenty years. This spring, much to the regret of the Sun Prairie 
residents, Mrs. Orfan will be retiring from her post as Mayor. The 
indelible mark that Joann Orfan has left on the city will be long felt 
after her tenure as Mayor is over.
  Joann has described herself as a farm girl from Nebraska who sought 
to find a city with small town values to settle down in and raise her 
family. While Sun Prairie is the third largest city in the Second 
District of Wisconsin, it has been able to retain a friendly, small 
town appeal. Through her hard work over the last twenty years Sun 
Prairie continues to be a great place to raise a family.
  Joann Orfan has served the city in many capacities. She began serving 
as Mayor in May of 1990 after being a member of the Sun Prairie City 
Council for sixteen years. While serving on the City Council, she was a 
leader on the Planning and Zoning Committee. Joann was a charter member 
of the Prairie Industrial Corporation, a member of the Chamber of 
Commerce, and has on the Colonial Club Long Range Planning Committee. 
Each decision she made in these various positions has shaped Sun 
Prairie into a town that all residents can be proud of.
  Since October of 2002, Joann Orfan has been confined to a wheelchair 
as a result of neuropathy in both her legs. With the same spirit, 
strength and courage that the people of Sun Prairie have seen so many 
times she has taken on this new challenge. As Joann Orfan retires as 
Mayor, the people of Sun Prairie will miss her leadership, but Joann's 
friends and family look forward to spending more time with her. Today, 
I join Joann Orfan's friends, family, and colleagues in sincerely 
thanking her for her service to Sun Prairie and its residents.

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