[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING LYNETTE LACKEY

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                            HON. VAN TAYLOR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 23, 2019

  Mr. TAYLOR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Lynette 
Lackey for her thirty-five years of dedicated service to the federal 
government and to the North Texas veterans community.
  Mrs. Lackey began her career with the United States Army Corps of 
Engineers at Lake Texoma prior to transferring to the Sam Rayburn 
Memorial Veterans Center in Bonham, Texas, where she worked in various 
administrative positions. Eventually, Lynette would be assigned as the 
Congressional Liaison for the VA North Texas Health Care System, the 
second largest VA health care system in the country. As the assigned 
Congressional Liaison for the fourteen Congressional offices in the 
system, Lynette was responsible for responding to inquiries from a 
served population of over 134,000 veterans, over thirty-eight Texas 
counties and two counties in southern Oklahoma.
  Lynette is often lauded throughout the region for her efforts to 
assist veterans, their families, and Congressional staff in navigating 
the often-complicated VA healthcare system. Mrs. Lackey consistently 
strives to solve the most complex veteran issues, always with the focus 
of providing the best possible outcomes for those she serves. Lynette 
has justifiably earned the respect and admiration of her colleagues in 
the community.
  Now as Mrs. Lackey prepares to enjoy her well-deserved retirement, 
she looks forward to spending more time with her husband of thirty-
eight years, Dean, and her children, Jack and Aubrun, and Cole and 
Leslie. Lynette also anticipates welcoming her first grandchild this 
fall, taking on the title of ``Lolly'' and becoming part of the ``Lolly 
and Pop'' duo of love and support surely to surround their newest 
addition.
  The North Texas veteran's community and all those who have had the 
honor of working with her over the past twenty-two years, thank Mrs. 
Lynette Lackey for her steadfast service and wish her the best in her 
retirement.