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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. __
1 2 BY SIEGRIST, RANTS, and MYERS
1 3 A Resolution honoring Virginia Rowen upon her
1 4 retirement and recognizing her many contributions
1 5 to the House of Representatives and the General
1 6 Assembly.
1 7 WHEREAS, Virginia Rowen is retiring this year after
1 8 serving the House of Representatives and the General
1 9 Assembly for 26 years; and
1 10 WHEREAS, Virginia Rowen began her career with the
1 11 House of Representatives as a Supply Clerk in 1976,
1 12 then worked as a Member's Secretary beginning in 1977,
1 13 and became Supervisor of Secretaries in 1983; and
1 14 WHEREAS, as Supervisor of Secretaries, Virginia
1 15 Rowen taught countless employees of the House of
1 16 Representatives the old Mapper Computer System which
1 17 was the only system available in the 1980s; and
1 18 WHEREAS, Virginia Rowen helped create the popular
1 19 Tilde Awards Banquet for the secretaries and staff
1 20 that was held each spring just before adjournment, and
1 21 was the first recipient of the annual Tilde Award; and
1 22 WHEREAS, Virginia Rowen became a computer trainer
1 23 as well as continuing as Supervisor of Secretaries for
1 24 the House of Representatives in 1989 and joined the
1 25 Legislative Computer Support Bureau as a Computer
1 26 System Analyst in 1993; and
1 27 WHEREAS, Virginia Rowen's computer expertise was
1 28 matched only by her patience and professionalism in
1 29 assisting legislative staff with any and all computer
1 30 needs; and
2 1 WHEREAS, Virginia Rowen was not only a teacher but
2 2 also a counselor to many secretaries and
2 3 representatives and she was always available to help
2 4 with any problem at her desk in the hallway behind the
2 5 chamber of the House of Representatives; and
2 6 WHEREAS, Virginia Rowen is also the loving wife of
2 7 Donald Rowen, the devoted mother of five children, and
2 8 the proud grandmother of eight grandchildren; NOW
2 9 THEREFORE,
2 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 11 That the House of Representatives honors Virginia
2 12 Rowen for her many years of service to the House of
2 13 Representatives, to the General Assembly, and to the
2 14 citizens of Iowa; and
2 15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
2 16 Representatives bids Virginia Rowen a fond farewell
2 17 and wishes her the very best in the years ahead; and
2 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
2 19 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Virginia
2 20 Rowen.
2 21 LSB 7177YH 79
2 22 av/cls/14
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