[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 118 (Friday, August 3, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1405-E1406]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING BARRY HUTCHINSON ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 2, 2012

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
and honor Barry Hutchinson on his retirement from the Department of 
Defense after more than 40 years of dedicated and distinguished service 
to our country and to our men and women in uniform.
   Mr. Hutchinson began his career as a stock handler at the Andrews 
Air Force Base Commissary in Camp Springs, Maryland, in 1972. 
Throughout his years of service, he developed expertise in a wide 
variety of areas, including supply management, logistics, program 
management, and information operations. For the past 34 years, Mr. 
Hutchinson worked for the Defense Logistics Agency at Fort Belvoir, 
Virginia, where he provided exemplary leadership serving the 
Information Operations Directorate and retires as the Staff Director 
for IT Business, Licensing, and Performance Management.
   Mr. Hutchinson certainly embodies the commitment and caliber of our 
federal employees. While he will be missed in the Defense Logistics 
Agency we will continue to benefit from the expertise and work ethic he 
has imparted in his coworkers.
   Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Hutchinson relied upon the 
support of his family. He will enjoy his well-deserved retirement with 
his wife, Joanne, daughters Krista and Kerri, grandchildren, Ashley, 
Jonathon, and Hannah, and grand dog, Cutter. He will continue serving 
his community, relying on his degree in Theology while teaching 
Christianity 101 at his local church. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Barry Hutchinson for 40 years of honorable and valuable 
service to our nation, thanking him for his many contributions and the 
sacrifices he and his family have made, and wishing them well in all of 
their future endeavors.

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