[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 113 (Monday, July 16, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO PATTI WINKLER

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                         HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 16, 2007

  Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I would like to take a moment to pay 
tribute to a remarkable woman, whom I have known for over 30 years. On 
July 20, 2007, Patti Winkler will retire after 34 years working for 
See's Candies.
  Patti Winkler was born in Canada and moved to the United States as a 
child. She lived with her mother, father, brothers and sisters in South 
Sacramento, CA, until the late eighties when the family moved to 
Roseville. Today, Patti still lives in Roseville and shares her home 
with her mother, Rita, her two sisters Maxine and Mary Jane, her nephew 
Robbie, and five dogs. Patti enjoys visiting her family cabin in 
Cascade Shores, where she and her sisters spend time boating in Scott's 
Flat Lake, pulling the children behind on tubes, and then returning to 
the cabin at the end of the day to play card games.
  In her life, Patti's family has always come first. She takes great 
pleasure in accompanying her mother to play bingo, helping her nephew 
through college, and cooking one of her famous BLT sandwiches for 
anyone in the family. Her loving and generous spirit is particularly 
evident during the Christmas season, as she cooks for her family and 
brings cookies and toffee in for her coworkers.
  As a frequent customer, I always look forward to seeing Patti when I 
visit the See's Candies store in Roseville. Patti began working for 
See's in November 1973 at the Arden Fair Mall. Both her mother and 
sister Janie also worked for See's. On September 29, 1988, she opened 
the See's store in Roseville, which she managed until 2003. Patti knows 
the workings of the shop better than anyone else, and is special not 
only to the store's customers, but also to the people she works with, 
who truly cherish Patti's friendship. She makes the shop warm and 
inviting to anyone who works there and goes out of her way to make 
everyone feel like part of the team. While her family will benefit from 
spending more time with Patti in her retirement, her coworkers and 
customers are truly sad to see her go.
  During her retirement, Patti is looking forward to splitting her time 
between her home in Roseville and their cabin in Cascade Shores. She 
also plans to continue traveling, as she enjoys taking cruises with her 
family to Alaska, Mexico, the Caribbean, and through the east coast. I 
join everyone who knows Patti in wishing her many happy moments in 
retirement, and thanking her for the joy she brings to everyone she 
knows.

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