[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2349-E2350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           ON THE OCCASION OF THE RETIREMENT OF SYLVIA SNYDER

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                           HON. RALPH REGULA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 9, 2008

  Mr. REGULA. Madam Speaker, as you know, I will be retiring from this 
House at the

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conclusion of this Congress, but today I rise to pay tribute to a 
member of my staff, Sylvia Snyder, who will also be retiring from 
service in this House.
  Sylvia was born in Grenada, Mississippi but moved to Canton, Ohio, 
when she was 10. She attended school in Canton and graduated from 
Timken High School. After raising her family Sylvia went back to school 
and obtained an associate degree in applied business with an executive 
secretarial major from Stark State College of Technology, one of our 
outstanding institutions in Stark County.
  It was on completion of her degree at Stark State that I interviewed 
Sylvia for the scheduler position in my office. I had contacted the 
school to let them know I was interested in interviewing their students 
for this position and told them I wanted the best they had. Sylvia 
became my scheduler in June 1980, and over these more than 28 years, 
she has indeed proven to be one of the best. I know that my colleagues 
will agree that one of the most challenging and stressful positions on 
Capitol Hill is that of scheduler, and with her terrific organizational 
skills and professional demeanor, Sylvia excelled at this position. 
During my tenure as chairman of two different Appropriations 
Subcommittees, the number of requests that Sylvia received for meetings 
with me would have nearly overwhelmed most people, but Sylvia 
methodically and efficiently organized and scheduled them in order for 
us to carry out our mission of constituent service every day.
  On behalf of our entire staff, I would like to thank Sylvia for her 
service to Ohio's 16th Congressional District and to this House and 
wish her much health and happiness in her retirement. I know that she 
is very much looking forward to traveling and also taking in the 
wonderful cultural resources in our Nation's Capital. We wish her all 
the best.

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