[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 139 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF PAMELA von NESS

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 14, 2014

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of Ms. Pamela 
von Ness on the occasion of her retirement from thirty eight years of 
federal civilian service with the Department of Defense. I have had the 
great pleasure of working with Pam during her tenure as the Deputy 
Garrison Commander of the Presidio of Monterey. The Presidio garrison 
plays host to several thousand students and faculty of the Defense 
Language Institute as well as several other Army missions. Pam 
effectively served as the city manager of these dynamic communities. 
And it is in that capacity that I and my staff came to understand and 
rely on Pam's deep professionalism and problem solving skills. I would 
like to share with the House an excerpt from the Department of Defense 
Exceptional Civilian Service Award given to Pam in recognition of her 
service:
  ``During the period of August 2003 to November 2013, Ms. von Ness 
distinguished herself while serving as the Deputy Garrison Commander, 
United States Army Garrison, Presidio of Monterey California. 
Throughout Ms. von Ness' outstanding 38 years of Civil Service, she has 
had a long-standing record of exceptionally distinguished performance. 
The culmination of her remarkably outstanding career has resulted in 
innumerable contributions to the local Presidio of Monterey community 
and significant contributions to the Department of the Army. Her 
dedicated efforts resulted in numerous groundbreaking accomplishments, 
which set examples for cost savings and effectiveness, while delivering 
first class support to tenant organizations at the Presidio of Monterey 
and the fifteen functions and sub-installations the Presidio supports 
on the California Central Coast. Her extensive knowledge, expertise, 
and experience, coupled with her dedication to mission accomplishment, 
have directly provided immeasurable benefit to the Installation 
Management Command and the United States Army.''
   Mr. Speaker, I know I speak for the whole House in thanking Pam for 
her years of skilled, intelligent, and dedicated service to our 
nation's defense. We wish Pam success and happiness in the next chapter 
of her life.

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