[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 145 (Thursday, September 27, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2010-E2011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE MEMORY OF JEAN O'CONNOR-SNYDER

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 27, 2007

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, the city of Mobile and indeed the entire 
State of Alabama recently lost a dear friend, and I rise today to honor 
her and pay tribute to the memory of Jean O'Connor-Snyder.
  A long-time resident of Tuscaloosa, Jean devoted much of her business 
and civic career to her beloved alma mater, which honored her

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with the establishment of 2 endowed scholarships in her name: the Jean 
O'Connor Leadership Scholarship and the Jean O'Connor-Snyder Endowed 
Scholarship.
  She served as director of events and protocol and assistant director 
of development for the University of Alabama for over 9 years. She also 
served as director of community relations, employee development and 
special events for Bromberg Jewelers, assistant vice president of 
SouthTrust Bank, and executive director of the Alabama Jewelers 
Association. In 1993, she moved to Montgomery to be the executive 
assistant to the First Lady, mansion administrator, and chief of 
protocol for the Alabama Governor's office. In 1995, she returned to 
her private consulting business where she specialized in events 
management, public relations, and professional development training.
  Jean was a president of the Tuscaloosa chapter of the University of 
Alabama National Alumni Association, and the National Alumni 
Association awarded her with the Distinguished Alumna Award in 1997. 
She was the volunteer coordinator with the University of Alabama Visual 
Program and former president of the Life Learning Initiative at Shelton 
State Community College. She served as the consultant who coordinated 
the first two Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame Galas for Shelton 
State Community College.
  Her dedication did not stop there. Jean served as a deacon and 
Stephen Minister at First Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa, president 
of Tuscaloosa International Friends, board member to Tuscaloosa Family 
Resource Center, and the Chi Omega/House Corporation. She was a member 
of Rotary International Tuscaloosa Chapter, 2007 Leadership Scholarship 
Capstone Council, and received the Alabama Alumni Association's Award 
of Achievement.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering a 
dedicated community leader and friend to many throughout Alabama. Jean 
will be missed by her family--her 6 children, Frances O'Connor Morgan, 
William F. O'Connor, Jr., John Talty O'Connor, Julia Bradford O'Connor, 
Michael Brady O'Connor, and Patrick Shepherd O'Connor; her 
stepdaughter, Sharon Pilsch; nine grandchildren, Rosalyn Morgan Devine, 
Katherine Elizabeth O'Connor Heath, Anna Bradford O'Connor Norris, John 
Franklin Morgan III, Elizabeth Brady Morgan, Kelsey Cooper O'Connor, 
Kerri Cathleen O'Connor, Rosalind Brady O'Connor, and Victor Bradford 
O'Connor; 2 step-grandchildren, Erin Pilsch and Turner Pilsch; and 
several great-grandchildren--as well as the many countless friends she 
leaves behind. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all at this 
difficult time.

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