[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 298]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF MICHELINE BENEDICT

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 24, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Micheline 
``Mickey'' Benedict as she retires after 50 years of service at St. 
Ignatius High School as Director of Technology.
  From an early age Mickey has been part of the St. Ignatius High 
School community. Her uncles, Fr. George Kmieck, the former Dean of 
Philosophy at John Carroll University, and Dr. Peter Kmieck, the St. 
Ignatius High School team physician, began bringing Mickey to the 
school at the age of two.
  Mickey began her career with St. Ignatius High School in May 1961. 
She was hired by Fr. Pingstock and made $1.25 per hour for clerical and 
typing work. In November of 1997, she was promoted to head the school's 
Computer Services Department by Fr. Robert Welsh. She led a team of 20 
who worked to move the school into the age of modern technology. Mickey 
was promoted to the position of Director of Technology in May of 2000 
and held the position until her retirement in December of 2011.
  The St. Ignatius High School community will celebrate the career of 
Mickey Benedict on January 20, 2012 with a mass and school wide 
reception.
   Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Mickey 
Benedict and congratulating her on her retirement from St. Ignatius 
High School following 50 years of dedicated service.

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