[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 49 (Monday, March 26, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING CAROLYN HEBENSTREICH

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 26, 2012

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor Ms. 
Carolyn Hebenstreich, Stanislaus County Veterans Services Office 
Manager, who will be retiring on March 31, 2012, after more than 22 
years of outstanding service to our veterans.
  Carolyn Hebenstreich began working for the VA Medical Center in 
Livermore as a student helper in Housekeeping during the summer of 
1968. In 1976, Carolyn was hired by the VA Medical Center, VAMC, 
Livermore as a File Clerk and worked her way up to Chief of Office 
Operations.
  In 1979, Carolyn took a hiatus and worked in the private sector for 
about 8 months. She then worked at the Tracy Defense Logistic Depot for 
a short time before transferring back to VAMC Livermore. In 1985, she 
transferred to VA New Orleans as the Chief of Ambulatory Care. Her 
desire to return to California prompted her transfer back to VAMC 
Livermore in February 1986, where she worked for 3 more years.
  Stanislaus County hired Carolyn in June 1989, as Veterans 
Representative 1 for the Veterans Services Office, VSO. When the 
Department Head, Bud Lahr, retired in 1993, the VSO merged with the 
Area Agency on Aging to become the Stanislaus County Department of 
Aging and Veterans Services.
  Carolyn was appointed to be the lead person for the VSO. She served 
in this capacity from 1993 until 2001, when she was promoted to Manager 
of the VSO.
  Ms. Hebenstreich is accredited by the following organizations: 
American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, 
Military Order of the Purple Heart, California Department of Veteran 
Affairs, and the National Association of County Veterans Services 
Officers.
  In addition, Carolyn has served on various committees over the years 
for the California Association of County Veterans Services Officers and 
served on the Executive Committee for 2 years. She has helped organize 
the Annual Veterans Day Parades and Veterans Award Ceremonies since 
1994, and has worked with the local veterans organizations on an 
ongoing basis.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring and commending Carolyn 
Hebenstreich, Stanislaus County Veterans Services Office Manager, for 
her numerous years of selfless service to the betterment of our 
community.

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