[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1333-E1334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE 80TH BIRTHDAY OF JEANETTE IRENE HUTCHISON

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 24, 2008

  Mr. GINGREY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Jeanette Irene 
Lalime-Sellner-Hutchison, who is celebrating her 80th birthday today. 
As an indispensable member of my staff, Jeanette has served as my 
Constituent Service Director for almost six years, assisting 11th 
District residents with problems ranging from Social Security and 
veterans' benefits to passports and immigration issues.
  But Madam Speaker, Jeanette has always had a passion for helping 
others. Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Jeanette moved to Minneapolis, 
Minnesota as a young girl, where

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she grew up and eventually met her first husband, Mr. Thomas Sellner. 
Married for 28 years, Jeanette and Tom had six wonderful children.
  Along with raising her four sons and two daughters, Jeanette served 
as a foster mother for many years, taking in and caring for children in 
need of a loving family. After the passing of her first husband, 
Jeanette eventually met and wed Mr. Marion Hutchison, and together they 
moved to Iowa, where she began her Congressional career as a staff 
member for Congressman Cooper Evans, and then for Senator Charles 
Grassley.
  Now a resident of Marietta, Georgia, Jeanette has served various 
Congressional offices for 25 years, acting as the constituent service 
director for the legendary Georgia Senator Paul Coverdell and 
Congressman Bob Barr before joining my staff in 2003.
  Madam Speaker, Jeanette Hutchison has led a very inspiring and 
rewarding life. Over the years she has made and kept many friends, and 
I ask that you join with them, with me, and with her family in honoring 
Mrs. Jeanette Irene Hutchison, as she celebrates her 80th birthday. I 
thank her for a quarter century of service to our country.

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