[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 194 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1627-E1628]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING KAAREN ANN STASKO

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 10, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. 
Kaaren Ann Stasko on her retirement after twenty years of service as an 
Office Technician for the Fire Marshal's Office of CalFire.
  Ms. Stasko was born in Oakland, California on March 21, 1942. As a 
child, she attended schools in Crockett, California. Ms. Stasko was the 
first in her family to graduate from college. She took classes part-
time while working full-time to earn an Associate's Degree at the age 
of fifty-seven.
  Ms. Stasko has been a dedicated volunteer in our community since she 
was a child. In her youth, she was an active Camp Fire Girl, as well as 
a Counselor in Training Camp Gold Hollow. When her children were in 
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school, she supported the Napa High School Band and Choir as a bingo 
runner and a shuttle driver at Sonoma Raceway, and continues to do so.
  Ms. Stasko is deeply involved with CalFire and its community. In 
addition to working as an Office Technician for the past twenty years, 
she has volunteered with CalFire in many capacities. She is the Chair 
of the Napa County Firefighter's Dinner, a member of the Administrative 
Fire Services Section of CalChiefs, and a Napa County CalFire Volunteer 
in Prevention. Ms. Stasko was also a frequent volunteer at the 
California State Fair at Camp Smokey, worked the fireworks on the 
Fourth of July and volunteered at the CalFire Crab Feed.
  Among her friends, family and coworkers, Ms. Stasko is known for 
going the extra mile. She is dedicated and hardworking and always 
willing to help those in need. When two members of the fire department 
were diagnosed with cancer, Ms. Stasko frequently took them to lunch 
and supported and encouraged them and their families through the 
difficult time.
  Mr. Speaker, Ms. Stasko is an admirable member of our community and 
spends much of her time volunteering to help those around her. It is 
therefore fitting and proper that we honor Ms. Kaaren Ann Stasko here 
today.

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