[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20973]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF WILLIAM E. JOHNSON

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to the 
outstanding achievements and public service of Mr. William E. Johnson.
  I have had the honor of working with Bill over the years. This month 
Bill will be honored for his 40 years of dedication and service to the 
citizens of Audrain County and the State of Missouri.
  As a pioneer for home health in Audrain County, Bill was instrumental 
in the Audrain City-County Health Unit establishing a home health 
agency in 1963 which has since expanded to include four more home 
health units. Bill has also taken a considerable leadership role in 
home health care serving as president of the Missouri Alliance for Home 
Care, MAHC, from 1981 to 1982 and as a member of the board of MAHC for 
9 years between 1977 and 1988. There is no question that he has been an 
innovator in the field of home health care in Missouri.
  While Bill continues to display tireless commitment to home health 
care, which includes serving as administrator for the Audrain City-
County Health Unit for the last 35 years, his generosity and hard work 
for the health and well being for the citizens of Audrian County and 
Missouri expands well beyond that of home health care. In addition to 
being a leader in the inception of the Rural Health Administrators, 
serving on the Partnership Council of the Department of Health/Local 
Health Department and serving on the Partnership Council Environmental 
Committee he has been active in the Department of Health and Senior 
Services, the Meals on Wheels program and as a member of the Audrain 
County Human Development Corporation since 1965.
  Today I ask the Senate to join me in honoring Bill's distinguished 
career in public health and public service.

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