[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21022]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO MARY COX

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I congratulate Ms. Mary Cox for being 
honored as Missouri's Outstanding Older Worker by the Experience Works 
Senior Workforce Solutions. Mary was nominated by her employer at the 
Kansas City Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1997, Mary 
began working for the library as a trainee with the Jewish Vocational 
Services and has been there ever since. ``I had no idea what I could 
do, but after only one week, I knew the library was a place I wanted to 
work,'' Mary stated. At the library, she entered a fast-paced, highly 
computerized, and customer service oriented world. Mary spent her first 
year learning how to shelve books, organize materials, and then 
received computer training. She loves her work as a library clerk 
because she continually learns new information and enjoys helping 
library patrons complete research. Mary says, ``working keeps me strong 
physically and mentally.'' I commend Mary for her dedication and the 
Kansas City Public Library's contribution to the Kansas City 
community.

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