[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 82 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO DORALYN GENOVA

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 15, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to Doralyn Genova and thank her for her dedication to 
Colorado as a Mesa County Commissioner. Her dedication and tireless 
efforts have done much to ensure a promising future for her 
constituents. As Doralyn celebrates her retirement, let it be known 
that she leaves behind a terrific legacy of commitment to the people of 
Mesa County and the State of Colorado.
  A third generation Mesa County native, Doralyn graduated from Mesa 
State College, and ran her own business, Data Supplies. When Doralyn 
was elected to serve as Mesa County Commissioner in 1988, she was only 
the second woman elected to the position of county commissioner in Mesa 
County's history. She serves on Club 20's board of directors, the 
Governor's Interregional Council on Smart Growth, the Colorado 
Emergency Planning Commission, Headstart Grand Valley Regional 
Transportation Committee, and the Mesa County Economic Development 
Council for Sustainable Agriculture. She also served as president of 16 
Western District Counties, and was chairperson for the Land Use 
Committee for Colorado Counties Incorporated and serves currently as 
the Secretary. Doralyn's community involvement also includes membership 
in the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, Mesa County Women's 
Network, Mesa County Historical Society, Mesa County Cattleman's 
Association, and Mesa County League of Women Voters.
  Doralyn's dedication to her community has garnered her numerous 
awards and recognition over the years. She was ``Westpeoples'' Woman of 
the Year in 1986 and was the first recipient of Club 20's Dan Noble 
Award. She has also received awards from the Colorado Division Disaster 
Emergency Services, Glade Park Volunteer Fire Department, Governor's 
Conference on Library and Information Services, and Mesa County Friends 
of 4-H. Most importantly, Doralyn is dedicated to her husband Mike, and 
sons Anthony, Nicholas, and Dominic.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to Commissioner Doralyn 
Genova before this body of Congress and this nation, and to 
congratulate her on an outstanding career of public service. Her 
selfless dedication to her community and the people of Colorado as a 
Mesa County Commissioner is truly remarkable. I wish her all the best 
in her future endeavors.

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