[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 23, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1176]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          DONNA JEVENS TRIBUTE

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                          HON. TOM McCLINTOCK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 23, 2010

  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to join Congressman 
Gallegly in mourning the loss of Donna Jevens, a dedicated and devoted 
servant of our state of California and of our nation.
  I had the honor to work with Donna for a decade while I served in the 
California State Assembly. As my field representative, she attended to 
the needs of every constituent who sought our assistance and threw her 
heart and soul into the personal crises that they brought her. In a 
business where the standard advice is not to get emotionally involved, 
she cared deeply about everyone she dealt with and it showed.
  In the highly pressurized atmosphere of a district office, she was 
always the positive, sunny and cheerful personality that kept everyone 
else in the office motivated and upbeat.
  My heart goes out to her family. They do not mourn alone--the loss of 
Donna is keenly felt by all of us who knew her, who worked with her, or 
who number among the countless legion whom she helped during more than 
two decades of selfless public service.

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