[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE RETIREMENTS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I call to your attention today the 
contributions of three outstanding individuals who will be retiring 
from the U.S. Capitol Guide Service at the end of the week. Tom 
Stevens, Sharon Nevitt, and Jeannie Divine have served the Congress-- 
House and Senate alike--with a dedication to duty that allowed the 
guide service to fulfill the mission of providing our constituents with 
an educational and enjoyable experience while visiting our Nation's 
Capitol.
  Tom Stevens first came to the guide service in March of 1985. Tom's 
contributions toward managing the expanded role of the guide service 
following the events of September 11, 2001, were instrumental in his 
selection as Director of the Capitol Guide Service in 2003. Tom's 
commitment to the employees of the Capitol Guide Service and the 
Congressional Special Services Office is well known. Under his 
leadership, this team has skillfully provided assistance to hundreds of 
thousands of visitors who come to the Capitol each year. Tom has been a 
mainstay in the effort to prepare for the operations of the Capitol 
Visitor Center. We recognize and appreciate his extraordinary 
contributions to the Capitol Visitor Center and indeed the entire 
Congress.
  Sharon Nevitt, the Assistant Director of the Capitol Guide Service, 
came to the Service in 1977, working her way up through a number of 
management and supervisory roles. Her efficiency, quiet competence, and 
fierce loyalty to the employees of the guide service have been 
invaluable to the day to day operations of the Capitol Guide Service. 
Sharon has also contributed a wealth of time and effort to various 
working groups aimed at establishing operational procedures for the new 
Capitol Visitor Center. Sharon's efforts and her many contributions are 
recognized and appreciated.
  Jeannie Divine has been a fixture here in the Congress since 1975. I 
would venture to say that each and every one of our offices has been 
assisted by Jeannie at one time or the other over her career. Jeannie 
is the one who takes all our calls and works with our staffs to 
accommodate the growing number of tour requests from our constituents 
who visit our Capitol each year. She handles each request with 
efficiency and courtesy. Her kindness and lighthearted nature have 
allowed her to form lasting friendships with people from both sides of 
the aisle and both sides of the Hill. Her efforts to help all of us are 
recognized and appreciated.
  We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to this dedicated team whose 
combined tenure equals 87 years of exemplary service to the Congress of 
the United States. Please join me in wishing Tom, Sharon, and Jeannie 
never-ending success in their future endeavors.

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