[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22498]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO JOY SEITZ

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, during our time in Congress we all have 
benefited from the efforts of our staffs. I certainly have been blessed 
with the services of wonderful people through my career. One of those 
individuals, Joy Seitz, has been with me throughout all of my 
congressional tenure and helped me in my time in the Missouri State 
Senate.
  Joy came to work for me on the State senate staff in 1974. She has 
been the anchor of my office in Jackson County, Missouri since it was 
opened in 1977. She has handled countless constituent calls and letters 
and has been an able advocate for them as an ombudsman and caseworker. 
She has for several years been the principal bookkeeper for my office. 
She has been competent and professional always and has always 
demonstrated a warm personality reflecting her wonderful parents and 
small town values.
  It has been my great joy to witness her transition in life. She 
married Jim Seitz, the son of my long time good friends Ed and 
MaryBelle Seitz. Jim and Joy have raised two wonderful children, 
Michael and Rebecca both of whom have served as interns in my 
Washington office and are outstanding young adults.
  Joy has been the model for what a Congressional staff member should 
be. She has been a calm voice in responding to constituents who were 
often frustrated with some aspect of the government. Her work in 
solving constituent problems has won many accolades and has made the 
government work better.
  Joy Seitz will be retiring from Congressional service as we begin the 
new Congress in January. With this statement I want to recognize her 32 
years of service to our country and to wish her many, many happy years 
with Jim and their family. While she will not answer the phone in my 
Blue Springs office she will continue to be a cherished friend.

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