[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E457]
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IN HONOR OF NEW JERSEY RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT DEBORAH DOWDELL

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                           HON. LEONARD LANCE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2012

  Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise with great sadness to honor long-time 
president of the New Jersey Restaurant Association Deborah Dowdell. 
Deborah Dowdell died March 2nd following a long and courageous battle 
with cancer.
  Deborah's passing is a tremendous loss for New Jersey's small 
business community and most especially, her family, who loved her 
dearly.
  For those who knew Deborah, she was a strong and influential leader 
and mentor in Trenton. Deborah Dowdell was an influential policy-maker, 
an expert on issues important to New Jersey's restaurant and 
hospitality community. But most important Deborah Dowdell was a great 
friend and loving daughter and wife.
  My wife Heidi and I send our thoughts and prayers to Deborah's entire 
family during these very trying and difficult times.

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