[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 178 (Thursday, December 3, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2884]
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               HONORING THE SERVICE OF JEANNE M. MERSHON

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 3, 2009

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my 
gratitude to a long-time employee of the House of Representatives, 
Jeanne M. Mershon, who, on November 30th, retired after more than 27 
years of dedicated service to this body. Ms. Mershon is a constituent 
of Virginia's 8th Congressional District, born and raised in 
Springfield, Virginia and currently resides in Arlington. Jeanne is a 
proud graduate of the Northern Virginia public school system and her 
alma mater, the College of William and Mary.
  Ms. Mershon began working for the House of Representatives in 1982 in 
the Office of the Clerk after a stint at the Federal Election 
Commission. She started in the Office of the Director of Non-
Legislative and Financial Services and later joined the Chief 
Administrative Office in the Office of Facilities Management. After 
over a decade of making sure the operations of the House ran smoothly, 
in December of 1995, she joined the Parking Security Office for the 
House Sergeant at Arms, where she has since served as Assistant 
Director.
  Ms. Mershon is known by her peers as thorough and detail oriented, as 
well as someone they are able to turn to at any time, even with the 
most difficult questions. This past September, Ms. Mershon was the 
recipient of the Office of the Inspector General's ``Employee 
Excellence Award,'' a fitting tribute to her tireless efforts. We are 
fortunate to have had Ms. Mershon's service for so many years. She will 
be sorely missed by all her friends and colleagues. I wish her the best 
in all of her future endeavors and a lifetime ahead of even greater 
reward.

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