[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5872-5873]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO ANN YOUNG

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, public service is a noble calling. 
The work done by dedicated and hardworking government employees 
benefits countless Americans from coast to coast and many across my 
home State of Michigan. Indeed, there are many people who work 
tirelessly day after day to make sure the services we all rely on are 
there when we need them most. That is why it is no exaggeration to say 
that diligent and long-serving workers like Ann Young form the backbone 
of our great Nation. And, I am delighted to honor Ann, who recently 
retired after more than 40 years of Federal service.
  Ann Young began her career in the Federal Government in 1973 with the 
Animal and Plant Inspection Service within the Department of 
Agriculture and ended up staying in Federal health service for more 
than four decades. Thousands of hardworking Michigan farmers rely on 
the expertise and services provided by the Department of Agriculture, 
many of those families reside

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in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Throughout her career, Ann and her 
colleagues have been there for these families, always ready to lend a 
hand and do what is needed. Her work with the U.S. Forest Service and 
in the area of rural development has truly made a difference.
  Ann has dedicated her professional life to helping others. She 
follows in a long and unbroken line of workers who have done the same. 
She will be missed by those in the Upper Peninsula who have relied on 
her work for so many years. And, she will be missed by her colleagues 
who have benefitted from her wisdom and insight. She can now take a 
well-deserved break, enjoy life and spend more time with the people she 
holds dear. She is certainly in the perfect place to do it--The Upper 
Peninsula of Michigan, home to extraordinary natural beauty.
  I am delighted to recognize the work of Ann Young and wish her the 
best as she begins the next chapter of her life. She has certainly 
earned it.

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