[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 153 (Thursday, November 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2389-E2390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING RETIRING ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATOR DENISE MARSHALL

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2005

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor retiring Erie County 
Legislator Denise Marshall for her 2 years of service to the residents 
of the towns of Alden, Elma, Holland, Lancaster, Marilla, Sardinia and 
Wales.
  A life-long resident of Erie County, Denise Marshall was born and 
raised in Cheektowaga, NY. Graduating in 1986 from Cheektowaga Central 
High School, Denise attended both Erie Community College and the State 
University of New York at Buffalo, majoring in Business Administration.
  Professionally, Legislator Marshall is founder and president of 
Marshall Data Solutions, a computer consulting firm specializing in 
office automation, training and database application development for 
both business and governmental clients. Beginning her career as a 
project manager and support representative for KVS Information Systems 
in Amherst, NY she designed and helped support accounting applications 
for municipal government clients, traveling throughout the northeastern 
United States to implement these new technologies and provide training 
for office personnel.
  Legislator Marshall's service, while only 2 years in length, was 
eventful; her service was perhaps most noteworthy for her desire to 
effectively serve the residents of her district.

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Given that her district covered a geographic area which traverses the 
whole of Erie County's eastern side nearly from its northern border to 
its border in the south, there can be no doubt that this is a 
challenging task indeed.
  During my initial years as a member of the New York State 
Legislature, I too represented a number of the same towns Legislator 
Marshall would later represent in the County Legislature. While 
Legislator Marshall, as a resident of the town of Lancaster, is not a 
constituent of mine, she did faithfully serve several towns that are 
within the confines of the 27th Congressional District, including the 
towns of Alden, Marilla, Holland, Sardinia and Wales. Her office's 
cooperation with mine was universally professional.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to honor Legislator 
Denise Marshall upon the occasion of her retirement as a member of the 
Erie County Legislature, and I want to wish to her and to her family 
the best of luck and Godspeed.

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