[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 56 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E776]
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        THANKING MRS. ESTELLE JONES FOR HER SERVICE TO THE HOUSE

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                         HON. VERNON J. EHLERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2006

  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of her retirement in June 
2006, I rise to thank Mrs. Estelle Jones for 29 years of outstanding 
service to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  Throughout the years Estelle has made significant contributions 
managing the employee benefit programs for the U.S. House of 
Representatives and providing oversight to the processing of staff 
employee benefits for the U.S. House of Representatives. She began her 
career at the House on June 15, 1977, as an Employee Benefits Clerk in 
the Office of Personnel and Benefits, Office of Finance, under the 
Office of the Clerk. In January 1980, she assumed the title of 
Personnel Control Clerk, supervising the paperwork flow of the Employee 
Benefits Clerk. Estelle later accepted the position of Benefits 
Counselor, remaining with the Office of Personnel and Benefits. On 
December 1, 1987, she was promoted to Assistant Supervisor for the 
Office of Personnel and Benefits until November 12, 1995, when she 
accepted the appointment as Director of the Office of Personnel and 
Benefits, Human Resources for the Chief Administrative Officer. As 
Director of Personnel and Benefits, Estelle also served as the House 
Benefits Officer for both Health Benefits and Retirement with the 
Office of Personnel Management. She had the overall responsibility for 
the quality, accuracy and timeliness of submissions of all benefits 
records to OPM. She has provided many years of employee benefit support 
and guidance to the countless House staff members who have worked in 
this great institution throughout the last 29 years.
  On behalf of the entire House community, I extend congratulations to 
Estelle for her many years of dedication and outstanding contributions 
to the U.S. House of Representatives. We wish Estelle many wonderful 
years in fulfilling her retirement dreams with her husband, Jack, and 
her children, Justin and Stephanie.

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