[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 22 (Wednesday, March 2, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E341]
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                HONORING THE SERVICE OF DOLLY SEELMEYER

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 2005

  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dolly 
Seelmeyer on the occasion of her recent retirement from the United 
States House of Representatives after 34 years of distinguished 
Service.
  Shortly after she began to work for this august institution, Dolly 
became the first female photographer in the Office of Photography. To 
understand the length and breadth of the times she witnessed, one only 
has to know that when she began her tenure, Richard Nixon was President 
of the United States and Carl Albert was Speaker of the House. My 
friend, colleague and fellow Michigander Gerald Ford was Minority 
Leader of this body. She not only observed, but was able to record for 
posterity many significant events in the history of this body.
  In addition to her expertise as a photographer, Dolly was of 
tremendous assistance to our offices as she helped us to obtain and 
preserve visual records of bygone times. Her professionalism and 
courtesy were always present as she helped us to document the history 
of the Congress. In addition to her official photos, her office was 
decorated with wonderful photographs of plants and flowers that she 
took in her own time.
  We thank Dolly for her ongoing assistance in helping us to keep a 
record of the last quarter of the 20th century and the beginning of the 
21st.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask that my colleagues join me in 
thanking Dolly Seelmeyer for her 34 years of commitment and devotion to 
the House of Representatives and also to join me in wishing her the 
very best that life has to offer in the future.

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