[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          THANKING MARY D. WATTS FOR HER SERVICE TO THE HOUSE

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2005

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of her retirement in April 
2005, we rise to thank Ms. Mary D. Watts for 26 years of distinguished 
service to the United States House of Representatives.
  Mary began serving the United States House of Representatives in 1979 
as a Technical Support Specialist working at House Information Systems. 
Milestones during her career at the House include conducting the first 
evaluations for office fax machines in 1980 and Personal Computers in 
1984. She was instrumental in establishing training and support for 
House staff to make use of the new technologies associated with desktop 
computers.
  As the Division Manager for the Customer Services Group, Mary managed 
the House computer helpdesk staff, Field Service Technicians and System 
Integrators providing technical support, and consulting services to 
every Member, Committee and Leadership office of the House.
  Managing the day-to-day operations of the Technical Support Branch, 
Mary is responsible for information technology solutions and support 
services for 12,000 personal computers and over 4,000 BlackBerry 
wireless devices in Washington, DC, and more than 950 district offices 
across this country.
  Mary's contributions while serving the United States House of 
Representatives have been significant. Her passionate customer service, 
organizational knowledge, and personnel management skills earned her 
the reputation among her colleagues and customers as a person with a 
calm demeanor and respect for everyone.
  On behalf of the entire House community, we extend congratulations to 
Mary for her many years of dedication and outstanding contributions to 
the U.S. House of Representatives. We wish Mary many wonderful years in 
fulfilling her retirement dreams.

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