[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19101]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO NICARSIA MAYES ON HER RETIREMENT

  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I also rise to pay tribute to a very 
special lady, Nicarsia ``Nikki'' Mayes, the first African American 
woman to serve as a doorkeeper of the House of Representatives. She 
started her service in September of 1977 and after today will retire 
after 36 years of service.
  She has always served every day with a warm smile, pleasant greeting, 
encouraging and kind words, and the highest level of professionalism. 
So we want to just say tonight that we thank you for your 36 years of 
excellent service to the House of Representatives and to all of us, and 
wish you a wonderful retirement.

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