[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22352]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING WILLIAM G. O'BRIEN

 Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, today I recognize William O'Brien, 
county administrator for Rockingham County, VA, who is retiring 
December 31, 2003, after 26 years of dedicated service.
  William O'Brien began his career in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he 
spent 4 years before receiving his bachelor's degree from Mansfield 
University in 1969. He later earned an MBA from Southeastern University 
in 1978 before taking his current position in Rockingham County. As 
county administrator, Mr. O'Brien spent 26 years dutifully serving the 
residents of Rockingham County. Prior to his work in Rockingham, he 
also served as county administrator for Warren County, VA from 1973 to 
1977. In addition, Mr. O'Brien spent more than 10 years as a professor 
at James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University in 
Harrisonburg, VA.
  I congratulate Mr. O'Brien on his years of dedicated service to the 
people of Rockingham County and the Commonwealth of Virginia, and I 
wish him well in his retirement.

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