[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 107 (Tuesday, September 5, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8963-S8964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO LYN McCLELLAND

 Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, today I wish to honor Lyn 
McClelland, a highly respected leader in the maritime community, who is 
retiring this month after 21 years of service as the Maritime 
Administration's Seattle representative. Lyn has helped support the 
success, safety, and security of the U.S. maritime community in the 
Pacific Northwest.
  Over the years, we have turned to Lyn time and again for her 
expertise, her judgment, and her ability to come

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up with practical solutions. If there is a challenge in the maritime 
community, you can bet that Lyn's worked to solve it.
  I am especially proud of Lyn's work on critical security programs, 
which as my colleagues know is an area of special interest for me. I 
was so pleased that Lyn worked on Operation Safe Commerce, which I 
helped create here in the Senate. She has worked on the STEP program 
Seattle/Tacoma/Everett Port Security Program, and the Washington State 
Transportation Research Center electronic seal test. She's been a key 
player on three Area Maritime Security Committees Alaska, Washington, 
and Oregon, and Lyn partnered with the Coast Guard on a number of 
maritime security programs including reviewing applications for port 
security grants. Lyn's work also helped ensure the development, 
availability and security of military out-load ports in support of our 
men and women engaged in hostilities overseas.
  Lyn's contributions were not limited to port security. She has also 
been a major supporter of the development of the Marine Transportation 
System, the U.S. Merchant Marine, and she has always been involved in 
encouraging young people to pursue careers in the maritime industry. 
Her support of the Puget Sound Harbor Safety Committee spurred the 
adoption of new safety measures for vessel and waterfront facility 
operation. Lyn's eager participation in a wide array of maritime events 
and celebrations helped make them successful.
  Lyn has been a stalwart leader and mainstay of the Pacific Northwest 
maritime industry, and she has strengthened the relationship between 
industry and government. As other leaders came and went, we could 
always rely on the energy, knowledge, dedication, and professionalism 
of Lyn McClelland for any challenge. I want to wish her ``fair winds 
and following seas'' in her well-deserved retirement. She will be 
greatly missed. Lyn may be leaving her job, but she is leaving all of 
us with a tremendous legacy of service and success. Congratulations, 
Lyn.

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