[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 24120-24121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               speech of

                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2004

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, we rise to thank and recognize Jewell Duvall 
for her outstanding service and contributions to the House community 
during her tenure in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
  Jewell was born in the small, coal-mining town of Bellwood, WV, one 
of a population of 300. As a coal miner's daughter, she worked in the 
company store during high school until the lure of public service led 
her to Washington, DC and a job with FBI's Identification Division, 
then located in the present day Ford House Office Building.
  Jewell worked for FBI for four years, started a family and raised two 
sons. During the course of her career Jewell worked for a variety of 
employers, from a trade association, to private corporations, but her 
career always took her back to the service of her country.
  Jewell's House employment as Jay Eagen's Executive Secretariat now 
ends in the same location where it began, the Ford House Office 
Building. During her time with the CAO, Jewell has provided support to 
not only the CAO but also to Leadership, the Committee on House 
Administration, other House Officers, Member and Committee offices, and 
the general public. Jewell has always treated each individual with 
respect and a sense of priority, and her actions have always been 
driven by a desire to provide courteous and unsurpassed customer 
service.
  Jewell provided extensive administrative support to the Incident 
Commander during the September 11th and anthrax crises of 2001. She was 
a valuable asset to this team, going above and beyond the call to duty 
to ensure that the work of the House continued during those trying 
times. She has been tremendous in her support of the CAO and my staff 
at the Committee on House Administration. This institution will truly 
miss her important contributions, and I wish her nothing but continued 
success and happiness in her retirement.

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