[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10801]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DENNIS MARTIN

 Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I rise today to salute Mr. Dennis 
Martin, a native Missourian and retiring Director for the Single Family 
Housing Division in the St. Louis, MO, HUD/FHA Field Office.
  On March 7, 1969, Mr. Martin joined the St. Louis Area Office of the 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, St. Louis, MO, as a 
Single-family Construction Analyst.
  Mr. Martin has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to 
the housing industry throughout his career by both private industry and 
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has received 
several awards, including a ``Special Housing Recognition Award'' for 
his accomplishments in the Housing Industry, the Patriotic Service 
Award and the Secretary's Award of Excellence.
  Dennis and his wife, JoAnn, have two children, Deanna and 
Christopher. Deanna is a Chiropractic Doctor and is married to Dr. 
Jeremiah Freedman. Christopher is in law school at the University of 
Tulsa. Dennis and his wife are active in their church in Dardenne 
Prairie, MO, and he is active in a number of civic and Masonic 
organizations. Dennis also achieved the rank of Sergeant while serving 
in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968. His parents are Clarence H. and the 
late Grace Martin of Dixon, MO.
  I commend Dennis for his service to the community over the past 35 
years. I am honored to share his accomplishments with my colleagues, 
and I wish him and JoAnn the best for the future.

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