[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 24506-24507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            ON THE OCCASION OF THE RETIREMENT OF DIANA HART

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                           HON. RALPH REGULA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 9, 2008

  Mr. REGULA. Madam Speaker, as you know, I will be retiring from this 
House at the conclusion of this Congress, but today I rise to pay 
tribute to a member of my staff, Diana Hart, who will also be retiring 
from service in this House.
  A native of New Orleans, Diana lived in Germany for many years but 
decided to make

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the Washington area her home in the 1980s. Diana holds an associates 
degree in paralegal studies and joined my staff in 1986. As our office 
manager, Diana is also usually the first person a visitor to my office 
meets or a caller speaks with. Over these nearly 22 years of serving 
constituents and assisting guests, Diana has provided a warm welcome 
and a helpful demeanor with a continued focus on our office motto of 
``Constituents First.''
  Over the years, we have come to know Diana as a cat lover who is 
extremely devoted to her two cats. However, recently a new passion has 
inched its way into Diana's heart. That passion is her new grandson and 
her soon-to-arrive granddaughter. In her retirement, Diana is looking 
forward to being able to spend more time with both her grandchildren 
and her cats, and we all wish her well as she will have more time to 
pursue these passions. We are grateful to Diana for her service.

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