[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 70 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING DENNIS JONES UPON HIS RETIREMENT

  (Mr. MANN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great Kansan, Dennis 
Jones, on the occasion of his retirement.
  In 1982, Dennis moved from Colorado to Kansas to begin working at the 
Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Holcomb. He started out as an hourly 
employee on the harvest floor and worked his way up. Soon after proving 
himself to be knowledgeable and committed to his job, he moved up to 
the role of department head.
  Dennis spent time at the Amarillo plant, learning about different 
departments and operations within the business, after which he came 
back to Holcomb in 2006. He quickly became the new operations manager 
and then moved up again to his current role as complex plant manager.
  I love Dennis' story because it exemplifies hard work, tenacity, 
looking for open doors, and staying committed to a calling that 
requires skill, intuition, attention to detail, and relationship-
building.
  Dennis is the type of guy that embodies grit, agriculture, and 
conservative Kansas values.
  On his last day at Tyson, Dennis plans to return his computer in the 
morning and then spend the rest of the day with the hourly employees on 
the harvest floor.
  This is a great man whose career and legacy I am proud to honor here 
today.
  Congratulations on your retirement, Dennis.

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