[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5101]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JILL THOMPSON

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2003

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention that a lifelong 
resident of Lexington, MO, will be celebrating 25 years of service to 
the Lafayette County Health Department on March 12, 2003. Mrs. Jill 
Thompson has demonstrated a strong commitment to the area and has 
helped to ensure a brighter future for the community.
  Mrs. Thompson graduated from Lexington High School and attended 
Research School of Nursing in Kansas City receiving her diploma in 
1971. Jill began her 25 year journey with the Lafayette County Health 
Department in March of 1978 as a Registered Nurse working part-time. 
Her dedication and hard work earned her the position of Administrator 
of the Lafayette County Health Department in 1988. She has been the 
Administrator ever since and has helped expand the department and its 
services.
  Mrs. Thompson's devotion to the Lafayette County community does not 
stop at the Health Department. She is a member of many organizations 
such as Cancer Assistance Relief, Treasurer; Sounds of the Heart, 
Treasurer; Charles Lyons Memorial Foundation; MoAlpha, Chair of the 
Rural Public Health Committee; West Central Missouri AHEC; Lexington R-
V School District Health Advisory Committee; County Health Improvement 
Project; Lafayette County lnterAgency; Lafayette Emergency Preparedness 
Committee; Mohakca; and P.E.O. Chapter HX.
  Mrs. Jill Thompson has distinguished herself as a community leader in 
Lexington and Lafayette County, Missouri. She has and continues to make 
her friends and family proud. I am certain that my colleagues will join 
me in wishing Jill Thompson, her husband, Larry, and their three 
children Craig, Chad and Kristin all the best.

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