[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 146 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING JULIE B. FAGAN (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
              DEVELOPMENT, CONNECTICUT) ON HER RETIREMENT

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2012

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Julie 
Fagan, a dedicated public servant, who will be retiring at the end of 
this month.
  After 23 years of service with the U.S. Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Julie B. Fagan is set to retire effective November 
30th. Julie is currently the Field Office Director of the Hartford 
Field Office for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
She was previously the Director of the HUD Salt Lake City Field Office 
and the national director overseeing the Public and Assisted Housing 
Drug Elimination Program in Washington, DC. She also served on the 
senior management team for Governor Roy Romer (D) of Colorado.
  Julie started her career at HUD following her passion to fight drug 
use in public and assisted housing. During her career she has played a 
critical role in preserving and redeveloping critical Federal public 
housing properties all over Connecticut, particularly in Hartford, New 
Haven and Bridgeport. Julie has also made it a top priority in her time 
as director of the Connecticut HUD office to collaborate with her peer 
Federal, State and local agencies. She has greatly improved the housing 
landscape for the people of Connecticut by initiating many vital 
working relationships with government, non-profit and private 
organizations that play a role in housing the people of Connecticut. In 
addition, Julie has been a leader in Connecticut by helping residents 
navigate the challenges presented by the foreclosure crisis. Her 
leadership and ability to train her staff to accommodate the many 
changes in the housing market allowed for constituents to have their 
needs addressed in as timely and professional a manner as possible. 
Julie is looking forward to spending more time with her husband Jack, 
her five wonderful children and nine grandchildren.
  I applaud her hard work, time and dedication in serving the State of 
Connecticut and the country and thank her for her years of public 
service that has helped so many families. I know that our office will 
miss working with Julie and we wish her and her family all the best.

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