[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8608-8609]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CELEBRATING THE LONG CAREER AND RETIREMENT OF BEVERLY ROWE

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                            HON. JASON SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 26, 2017

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Beverly Rowe of Rolla, Missouri, as she retires after more than forty-
nine years of public service. Her longstanding career at Fort Leonard 
Wood was dedicated to assisting military service members and their 
families in many capacities.
  Ms. Rowe began her career on October 30, 1967, as a military 
personnel clerk, preparing reassignment orders for prior-service and 
medically evacuated soldiers returning to active duty, and soldiers 
assigned to the Special Processing Detachment. She managed the Hometown 
Recruiting Assistance Program, Junior Enlisted Travel, and United 
States Military Academy Preparatory School candidates. She also served 
as the basic training assignment lead clerk and with the AG Trainee/
Student Personnel Section.
  Beverly was promoted to the position of supervisory travel assistant 
with the Central Port Call Office in February 1984.
  In September 1993, Ms. Rowe began working in the Retirement Services 
Office as a contact representative, a survivor benefit counselor, and 
processed enlisted and officer retirement applications. She was later 
selected as the Retirement Services Officer.
  Most recently, Ms. Rowe became the Transition Services Manager in 
June 2012, working with the Soldier for Life Transition Assistance 
Program.
  Ms. Rowe completed college courses at Central Texas College, Drury 
University, and the University of Colorado-Denver while working at Fort 
Leonard Wood. Upon retirement, she plans to continue living in Rolla 
and volunteering at Leach Theater.
  She has a lifetime of service at Fort Leonard Wood, providing 
expertise, stability, continuity of operations, and critical support on 
a daily basis. I celebrate with Beverly Rowe as she enters retirement 
after more than forty-nine years.

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