[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 9, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E47]
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                 HONORING THE MEMORY OF MARY LOU PALMER

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 9, 2007

  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a great Western New 
Yorker and a longtime, dedicated aide to my predecessor in Congress. 
Mary Lou Palmer of Hamburg, New York, served as chief of staff to my 
predecessor, former Congressman Jack Quinn, for the entirety of his 12 
years in Congress, and did so with dignity, grace, and effectiveness.
  Born Mary Lou Brown in our common hometown of South Buffalo, New 
York, Mary Lou was a devoted wife and mother who ran a successful 
business here in Western New York. She started in politics as a 
volunteer and rose to be chief of staff to my predecessor, never 
forgetting from whence she came, or the people that her boss 
represented.
  Mary Lou was a tremendous help to my own senior staff during the 
transition period between my predecessor's service in Congress and my 
own.
  It is with great sadness, Madam Speaker, that I announce Mary Lou's 
passing to the House, and I am certain that our colleagues will join 
with me in extending to Mary Lou's family our deepest sympathies.

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