[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27728]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        TRIBUTE TO LENORE PAQUIN

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 1, 1999

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on November 12, 1999, Ms. Lenore Paquin 
will retire after twenty-seven years of service to the Town of North 
Attleboro as the Public Health Nurse.
  In addition to her role as Public Health Nurse, Ms. Paquin was 
especially well known for her many community and charitable works. She 
has been on the Board of Directors of the Visiting Nurses Association, 
Versa Care, New Hope, Attleboro Area Community Council and Hillside 
Adult Care, where she was also a founder. She has been honored by 
individuals and organizations too numerous to mention.
  It has been said that whenever there was a need, Lenore stepped in 
and offered her assistance. She organized a kitchen where she 
distributed food to the families who were going without and arranged 
Thanksgiving and Christmas campaigns to alleviate the problems that 
families encounter during the holiday season.
  When you mention the name Lenore in the Town of North Attleboro and 
the surrounding area, it is not necessary to mention her last name 
because everyone knows her and her work. A number of years ago when the 
Attleboro Area Business and Professional Women honored her, she spoke 
about the difference in taking care of patients in a hospital setting 
and in her role as a Public Health Nurse. She
stated--``In a hospital setting you never know what happens to them 
when they leave. Here you walk along with them. I kind of like that . . 
.''
  The people in the Town of North Attleboro and the surrounding area 
are indeed fortunate to have a person like Lenore in their midst.

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