[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 173 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H6170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING DESSIE BEBOUT

  (Ms. HAGEMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and 
legacy of Dessie Bebout.
  Born as the fourth of nine children and raised in the small town of 
Hudson, Wyoming, love of family and community quickly became guiding 
principles that steered the course of Dessie's life of unending 
service.
  Following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Dessie was one of the 
first women to join the war effort under the newly established Women 
Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service program where she took part in 
recording and tracking the arrival and departure of sailors to and from 
the Pacific fleet throughout the war.
  Despite her excelling in this role and later being presented with the 
opportunity to participate in officer training school, Dessie chose to 
return to Wyoming with the love of her life, Herbert Hugh Bebout, after 
getting married while they were both on leave.
  However, it was in 1962 that Dessie began her notable 13-year-long 
career at the Shoshoni Post Office where she would serve as the 
postmaster with great distinction, and upon her retirement, received 
the Order of the Vest, the highest and most prestigious recognition 
given to postmasters.
  Dessie peacefully passed away in May 2023 at the age of 102, after 
living a remarkable life rooted in public service.


                           Happy Birthday Mom

  Ms. HAGEMAN. Madam Speaker, shout out to my mother today for her 
birthday. She is 101 years young. Happy birthday, Marion Hageman.

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