[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1194-E1195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF CYNTHIA LEHR'S 26 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF 
                               GIBRALTAR

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 4, 2021

  Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize City Clerk 
Cynthia A. Lehr on the occasion of her retirement after 26 years of 
service to the City of Gibraltar, Michigan. Her significant 
contributions to the Gibraltar community are worthy of commendation.
  Clerk Lehr began serving the people of Gibraltar in 1995. She earned 
her Municipal Clerk Certification from Michigan State University's 
Municipal Clerk Institute on January 31, 2004. A skilled and 
accomplished clerk, she was elected Treasurer of the Association of

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Wayne County Clerks from 2001 to 2003 and was nominated for Clerk of 
the Year in 2021.
  As City Clerk, Mrs. Lehr was responsible for some of the most 
important duties of local government. Tasked with keeping the journal 
of city meetings and commissions, she diligently attended city 
gatherings and kept the public up to speed on the issues of the day. 
The face of elections in the City of Gibraltar, Clerk Lehr and her team 
work tirelessly to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the city's 
elections, spending tens of hours counting votes and submitting 
tallies.
  A friendly face to city visitors and residents alike, Clerk Lehr--
known as Cindy to friends--has been helping Gibraltar residents vote 
and maintain important records for nearly three decades. An active 
volunteer, Mrs. Lehr is a 23-year member of the International Rotary 
Club. A loving mother and grandmother, Mrs. Lehr and her husband Paul 
have 7 children and 18 grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Clerk 
Cynthia Lehr for her exemplary 26 years of service to the City of 
Gibraltar, Michigan. She will be missed at Gibraltar City Hall, but I 
join with Cindy's family, friends, and colleagues in extending my best 
wishes to her in retirement.

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