[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28035]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           TRIBUTE TO AL ZANE

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 2, 1999

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 
retirement of my very good friend, Alexander Zane. Al has had a 
distinguished career spanning twenty-five years and thirteen diverse 
career assignments with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service 
(NCIS). I am proud to say that one of those assignments was in my 
congressional office where Al worked with the same dedication and 
professionalism for which he is well known and respected.
  Al Zane came to my office in July, 1995 when I took the helm of the 
Appropriations Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development (VA-HUD). As a seasoned professional, Al dove right in to 
investigating allegations of fraud at the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, which was no easy task. He served on my staff until 
February, 1997 and made contributions that are now being felt in 
communities across the United States. In addition to his 
professionalism, Al's ready smile, easy laugh and sincere friendship 
endeared him to my staff and made him a pleasure to work with. Truly, 
my staff and I were all sorry when Al's detail to our office was 
concluded.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in expressing my gratitude to Alexander 
Zane for his dedicated service and wishing he, his wife, Mary, and 
family the very best in the years to come.

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