[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        THANKING MS. MEMORY SHERARD FOR HER SERVICE TO THE HOUSE

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2004

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of her retirement on September 
30, 2004, we rise to thank Ms. Memory Sherard for outstanding service 
to the U.S. House of Representatives. For the past 28 years, Memory has 
served this great institution as a valuable employee of House 
Information Resources (HIR) within the Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer.
  While at HIR, Memory held many positions of increasing 
responsibility, requiring her to learn and support new and evolving 
computer technologies. Memory began her career in 1976 as a Production 
Control Specialist. She then progressed to Programmer Trainee, 
Coordinator for the Member Information Network (MIN) Support Team, and 
Messaging Systems Specialist.
  As the House began to use personal computers, Memory supported the 
House community explaining the benefits of electronic mail and the 
Internet, and how these could be beneficial tools for Member and 
Committee offices. As technology evolved, so did Memory, mastering and 
supporting more than six different e-mail systems. Memory helped 
emplace the Federal Funding Report (FFR) in 1981, now in its 24th year 
as Web based service.
  Since 1993, Memory has been an invaluable member of HIR's Information 
Management directorate where she had primary responsibility for 
Customer Support for the mission critical E-mail, Enterprise Fax, and 
BlackBerry services. Memory has displayed great passion for her work 
and has always kept customer satisfaction as her highest priority.
  On behalf of the entire House community, we extend congratulations to 
Memory for her many years of dedication and outstanding contributions 
to the U.S. House of Representatives. We wish Memory many wonderful 
years in fulfilling her retirement dreams.

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