[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 133 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2038]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING SHARON HAM-
 MERSLA UPON HER RETIREMENT FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AFTER 32 
                       YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE

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                           HON. HENRY J. HYDE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2004

  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, at the end of the 108th Congress, Sharon 
Hammersla will be retiring from government service after thirty-two 
years as a dedicated and distinguished public servant.
  Sharon has served as the Information Resource Manager for both the 
House Committee on International Relations and the House Committee on 
the Judiciary under my chairmanship. In fact, Sharon worked for the 
House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment of President Clinton. 
Her efforts at that time toward making the Committee's work on related 
events accessible to the public will be instrumental to historians when 
studying that period of our Nation's history. Prior to working on the 
Judiciary and International Relations Committees, she served seventeen 
years with the House Science Committee.
  Just because Sharon is leaving The Hill doesn't mean that she won't 
be busy. She will maintain her position in history-making and continue 
to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Dr. Samuel A. 
Mudd Museum in Bryantown, Maryland, where she has been a docent, and 
she will be publishing her first book on her family's genealogy early 
next year. Most importantly, however, she will be joining her husband, 
Don, in catching up with family and friends and enjoying life with 
their grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, Sharon Hammersla has served her country with honor and 
distinction. Please join me in congratulating her on an illustrious 
career in federal service and wishing her well as she embarks on new 
adventures.

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