[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E786]
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                         HONORING JANE SNOWDEN

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jane 
Snowden, who after thirty years and at the age of eighty-eight, is 
retiring as an Ombudsman for residents of both nursing homes and 
assisted living facilities in Napa County, California. I thank Mrs. 
Snowden for her thirty years of dedicated service to the senior 
citizens of Napa County, during which time her advocacy for the rights 
of seniors living in facilities helped to improve the quality of care 
for thousands.
  Mrs. Snowden began working as an Ombudsman in 1985, first as a 
volunteer and then later as a member of staff. Initially, the Ombudsman 
Program was coordinated through the Volunteer Center, before it became 
a direct service offered by the Area Agency on Aging Serving Napa and 
Solano. In addition to her work as an Ombudsman, Mrs. Snowden has 
volunteered and worked extensively in the Napa area. She worked as a 
Quality Control Supervisor for Christian Brothers Winery for fifteen 
years and was also a Medical Technologist. She has worked at the Blood 
Bank and as a hospital aide. Mrs. Snowden is a devoted member of St. 
Mary's Episcopal Church in Napa, where she serves on the Altar Guild.
  In addition to her work on behalf of the Napa community, Mrs. Snowden 
is a devoted mother; together with her late husband, Red, she raised 
four sons in Napa. She is admired by friends for her elegance, tenacity 
and capacity to teach and mentor others. Mrs. Snowden is known not only 
for her love of flowers, but also for her talent to create wonderful 
floral arrangements.
  Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we honor and thank 
Mrs. Snowden for her invaluable service to the senior citizens of Napa. 
Her unyielding dedication to protecting and improving the quality of 
care that our seniors receive is greatly appreciated by the entire Napa 
community and we wish her a most enjoyable retirement.

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