[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE CAREER OF DONNA McEACHERN

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 15, 2012

  Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge the 
distinguished career of Donna McEachern, Councilwoman representing the 
City of Wayne, Michigan as she retires after 25 years of dedicated 
service.
  After moving to Wayne in 1962, Donna graduated from the University of 
Michigan in 1964. Her devotion to her community was quickly apparent as 
she became secretary of Wayne Cooperative Nursery from 1966-1967. 
During her storied career in public service, Donna has dutifully served 
the citizens of the Wayne area as Public Relations Liaison for the 
Huron Valley Girl Scouts, Wayne Jaycee Auxiliary President, City of 
Wayne representative to the Detroit-Wayne County Mental Health Board, 
President for the West Suburban Area Council of Chambers. She was also 
the director of the Wayne Chamber of Commerce for 28 years.
  Donna McEachern has been involved in her community in an incredible 
number of ways. She shared her time as a Metric Program worker in the 
Wayne-Westland School District, worked with the Roosevelt Scouts, and 
spent six years as a Religious Education Teacher at St. Mary's of 
Wayne. Donna lent her considerable skills to Soroptimist International 
Wayne-Westland, Wayne Business and Professional Women, Wayne Rotary and 
the Western Wayne County YWCA and many other worthy organizations.
  Donna has been acknowledged as Wayne Outstanding Jaycette, District 
30 Speakup Winner, Wayne Business and Professional Woman of the Year, 
Wayne-Westland WYCA Woman of Achievement and was named by the Wayne 
County Commission as a ``Woman of Distinction''. Her dedicated support 
of cultural arts is a living legacy in the Donna M. McEachem Youth 
Theater Scholarship established in 2004.
  Mr. Speaker, during her distinguished career, Councilwoman McEachern 
has bettered the lives of countless Michiganders. As she embarks upon 
the next chapter of her life with Barry, her beloved husband of 51 
years, her adored children Donna and Barry II, and her treasured 
grandchildren Colleen, Ian and Meredith, I ask my colleagues to join me 
in applauding her legendary leadership, and in thanking her for her 
unfaltering service to our community and our country.

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