[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JO ANN FORNEY

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 12, 2008

  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I am proud to rise today to honor an 
extraordinary public servant, Jo Ann Forney. Ms. Forney has contributed 
thirty plus years of love and concern to her community in East Orange, 
New Jersey. Prior to attending Rutgers University, Ms. Forney worked at 
Western Electric and at the Conmar Zippers Factory as an assembler. She 
also worked at Bell Telephone as a toll operator.
  After graduating from Rutgers, Ms. Forney became a Family Enabler for 
Family Life Education Center. There she became a substance abuse 
counselor and worked part-time on weekends and holidays at Orange 
Memorial Hospital as a switchboard operator.
  Finally, Ms. Forney worked as a social worker at United Hospitals and 
later she became a valued employee of the East Orange Board of 
Education at the Enrollment Center for the past 10 years.
  Madam Speaker, I invite my colleagues here in the U.S. House of 
Representatives to join me in honoring Ms. Forney as she leaves the 
East Orange Board of Education, and in expressing appreciation for her 
hard work and dedication. I am proud to honor Ms. Forney and I wish her 
never-ending success in her future endeavors.

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