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California and finally back to Memphis, Tennessee. At the 164th Airlift Wing in Memphis, 

General Works served as Maintenance 

Squadron Commander and Wing Chief of Staff 

among other assignments. Most recently, 

General Works was appointed the Director of 

Staff for the Tennessee Air National Guard in 

Nashville. 

General Works has been a leader not just in 

our Armed Forces, but in our community as 

well. She is a member of Leadership Memphis, Women in Aviation, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and strongly supports the Adopt-A-School 

program. 

Again, I ask my colleagues to join me in offering sincere congratulations to BG Rita 

Works, her husband Lavon, and their family. 

We can all take pride in her example of leadership, service, and selflessness. 

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HONORING TIMOTHY WILLIAM 

LEININGER 

HON. SAM GRAVES OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 

Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly 

pause to recognize Timothy William Leininger 

of Riverside, Missouri. Timothy is a very special young man who has exemplified the finest 

qualities of citizenship and leadership by taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1495, and earning the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. 

Timothy has been very active with his troop, 

participating in many scout activities. Over the 

many years Timothy has been involved with 

Scouting, he has not only earned numerous 

merit badges, but also the respect of his family, peers, and community. 

Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join 

me in commending Timothy William Leininger 

for his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts 

of America and for his efforts put forth in 

achieving the highest distinction of Eagle 

Scout. 

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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF 

BROMMA PEMBERTON-LINVILLE 

HON. LINCOLN DAVIS OF TENNESSEE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 

Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam 

Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 99 extraordinary years in the life of Bromma PembertonLinville. Born to a large family in the coal-mining community of Oliver Springs, Tennessee, 

Bromma from an early age set an example for 

all who believe in the values of family, church 

and a strong community. Bromma cared for 

her six younger siblings through elementary 

and high school, and made certain to attend 

Sunday church services in addition to Sunday 

night youth fellowship, a Wednesday night 

prayer meeting, church play rehearsals and 

choir practice. 

After graduating from Oliver Springs High 

School, Bromma went on to Knoxville Business College and set out to build a career. 

Following a period of odd jobs to make ends 

meet, Bromma finally put her business skills to 

work as a secretary and bookkeeper at the 

First National Bank in Oneida, Tennessee. 

Throughout what would become a lifetime of 

service to the bank, Bromma worked nearly 

every possible position before becoming the 

first female officer and director, as well as the 

first senior vice president. 

But Bromma’s success at the First National 

Bank in Oneida never interfered with her commitment to family. When her father became ill 

and unable to work, Bromma proudly accepted 

her role as a breadwinner and caretaker for 

the family. After she had seen to the success 

of her six younger siblings, who married and 

moved out of their home, Bromma continued 

to live with her parents whom she cared for 

until they passed away years later. Only then 

did she marry her twenty year suitor, Roy 

Johnson. 

Bromma’s commitment to her community 

continued throughout her life and in to today. 

From her presidency over the Oneida Business and Professional Women’s Club to representing Scott County at the Conference on 

Consumer Affairs, Bromma was actively involved in making the world around her better 

for future generations. With the help of her 

husband, Bromma even went on to establish 

the Grover Pemberton Agricultural Endowment 

Fund for the University of Tennessee Agricultural Institute. 

Our great country cannot do enough to 

thank the men and women who devote their 

lives to the betterment of their communities. In 

these difficult times of international and economic turmoil, it is the efforts of extraordinary 

women like Bromma Pemberton-Linville that 

will always help us to move this great country 

forward. 

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HONORING ROBERT C. FABER 

HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 

Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I would 

like to take a minute and pay tribute to an old 

friend and former staffer, Robert C. Faber. 

Bob is a man of strong ideals and integrity. 

I first met Bob when we were in our first 

year of law school at McGeorge Law School 

in California. Our friendship began then and 

has been strong ever since. After law school, 

Bob and I went our separate ways. Bob 

worked first at the State Lands Commission 

and then had a private law practice. I went to 

work in the California State Senate in Sacramento. Ten years later I was elected to the 

U.S. House of Representatives, and when I 

became Chairman of the Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, I encouraged 

Bob to become the staff director of the committee. He graciously accepted the position, 

and he and his lovely wife, Joyce, moved to 

the Washington area. In the six years he 

served as staff director he assisted in moving 

a number of difficult pieces of legislation and 

helped the subcommittee conduct many critical oversight hearings and more than a dozen 

General Accounting Office investigations. 

Bob was born in Kansas City, Missouri and 

grew up in Oregon, Michigan, Indiana and 

California. He attended high school in La Sierra, California. Bob has the gift of being able 

to teach people in both personal and professional situations. As early as high school, Bob 

showed his talent for teaching. He would often 

help tutor his fellow students at his home, and 

eventually the group got so large that one of 

the students asked the teacher if Bob could 

teach the class, since he was able to better 

relate to his peers. The teacher allowed Bob 

to teach the class for about 2 weeks under his 

supervision. 

After high school, Bob attended Andrews 

University in Southwestern Michigan where he 

majored in journalism. He earned his undergraduate degree in three years after successfully testing out of one year of classes. While 

at Andrews, he met Joyce in the communications department, and the two have been married for 35 years now. They have one son, 

Robert Jr., who is 14 years old. 

After law school, Bob frequently volunteered 

in support of community activities in the Sacramento area. He volunteered as an international moot court justice at the McGeorge 

law school. He taught bible classes at his local 

church. He co-founded the local neighborhood 

association where he lived. And he helped organize a group of fellow bank customers to recover their savings after the financial institution where they had deposits failed. 

Although he remains active professionally 

as an attorney, Bob still enjoys teaching as 

the opportunities present themselves. He has 

recently started writing a series of articles 

combining history, religion, and science. 

I am very grateful for Bob’s friendship, and 

I look forward to the many years ahead we 

have as friends. I wish him and his family 

much happiness and success. 

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HONORING BRYCE MATTHEW 

MCDONALD 

HON. SAM GRAVES OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 

Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly 

pause to recognize Bryce Matthew McDonald 

of Liberty, Missouri. Bryce is a very special 

young man who has exemplified the finest 

qualities of citizenship and leadership by taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1376, and earning the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. 

Bryce has been very active with his troop, 

participating in many scout activities. Over the 

many years Bryce has been involved with 

Scouting, he has not only earned numerous 

merit badges, but also the respect of his family, peers, and community. 

Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join 

me in commending Bryce Matthew McDonald 

for his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts 

of America and for his efforts put forth in 

achieving the highest distinction of Eagle 

Scout. 

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ON THE OCCASION OF THE 

RETIREMENT OF SYLVIA SNYDER 

HON. RALPH REGULA OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 

Mr. REGULA. Madam Speaker, as you 

know, I will be retiring from this House at the 


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