[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 174 (Friday, November 9, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2379]
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     IN TRIBUTE TO MRS. HELEN WILLIS' RETIREMENT FROM CIVIL SERVICE

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                           HON. TERRY EVERETT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 9, 2007

  Mr. EVERETT. Madam Speaker, on the occasion of her retirement from 
the Department of the Air Force, I want to take this opportunity to 
honor Mrs. Helen R. Willis for 32 years of dedicated service to our 
country.
  Mrs. Willis, the daughter of an uneducated man who exuded a lot of 
wisdom inspired her to pursue her education and graduate from Tuskegee 
Institute, ``the pride of the swift, growing south.''
  Since her arrival at Maxwell Air Force Base in 1975, Mrs. Willis has 
trained over 1,000 active duty military members to become Air Force 
Medical Laboratory Technicians. Her demonstrated technical expertise, 
proficiency and ceaseless dedication to her profession resulted in 16 
``Superb'' ratings, considered exceptional by the College of American 
Pathologists' standards. Mrs. Willis' determination and passion for the 
profession she believed in was always perfectly packaged by her charm 
and eloquence. She has been an inspiration to thousands and her legacy 
will never be forgotten.
  Madam Speaker, I join my colleagues in expressing our sincere 
appreciation to Mrs. Willis for her outstanding service to Maxwell Air 
Force Base and our country. We wish her and her husband Dr. Edward 
Willis the best as Mrs. Willis transitions into a new life. Mrs. Willis 
is a true professional and a credit to herself and the United States 
Air Force.

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