[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E831]
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    IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF BARBARA BARKER UPON HER RETIREMENT AS 
    DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF OHIO'S FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OFFICES

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                          HON. ROBERT E. LATTA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 2010

  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, it is my great pleasure to pay special 
tribute to an outstanding public servant from Ohio's Fifth 
Congressional District. My District Director, Barbara Barker of 
Antwerp, Ohio will be retiring following Twenty-One years of service to 
Ohio's Fifth Congressional District Offices.
  Barbara Barker began her service to Ohio's Fifth Congressional 
District as a Staff Assistant to the late Congressman Paul E. Gillmor. 
Barbara was soon promoted to serve in various capacities under 
Congressman Gillmor, being selected to serve as District 
Representative, Senior District Representative, and then lastly as 
District Director during her tenure. Following the vacancy left by the 
late Congressman Gillmor, Barbara's professionalism as a manager of 
congressional district operations made her a natural choice to assume 
the same role in my district offices. I have found Barbara to be a 
dedicated public servant, who has not only managed the day to day 
functions of my district offices, but has demonstrated that she made 
the well-being of the constituents of Ohio's Fifth Congressional 
District the hallmark of her career with the United States House of 
Representatives.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
Barbara Barker for her role in my district offices. Our communities 
have undoubtedly benefited from her years of faithful service. We wish 
Barbara Barker all of the best upon her retirement as District Director 
of Ohio's Fifth Congressional District Offices.

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