E2 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks January 6, 2012 Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. for resentation for the citizens of the Nation’s cap- government and our citizens’ ability to actively their contribution and their effort in building the ital, the right of District residents to make their participate in the decision-making process. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monu- own laws and spend their own money and, Nancy was instrumental in modernizing rec- ment in Washington, D.C. above all, statehood. Last summer, Chuck ordkeeping for official Board proceedings and f performed at the ACLU–NCA’s annual DC. constituent correspondence, enabling better Statehood Teach-In on the West Lawn of the governmental transparency and providing for HONORING WITTENBERG UNIVER- U.S. Capitol. Despite temperatures in excess County residents with a better means of com- SITY TIGERS, THE 2011 NCAA DI- of 100 degrees, Chuck gave a spirited per- munication. Citizen involvement in government VISION III WOMEN’S VOLLEY- formance of the kind that has earned him leg- provides another avenue for individual con- BALL CHAMPIONS endary status. Chuck uplifted the DC state- tributions; however, the process of volun- hood movement, and liberty itself. teering to serve one’s community can be HON. STEVE AUSTRIA Since the mid-1960s, when his musical ca- daunting. Nancy saw the value in the County’s OF OHIO reer began, Chuck Brown has been the funda- various volunteer Boards, Authorities and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mental force behind ‘‘Go-Go,’’ the musical Commissions, and she helped implement a genre he invented in Washington, DC. Friday, January 6, 2012 training program to provide citizen volunteers Chuck’s early hit ‘‘Bustin’ Loose’’ has been with access to legal, proprietary, and proce- Mr. AUSTRIA. Mr. Speaker, on November adopted by the Washington Nationals baseball dural training to assist in their endeavors. 20, 2011, the Wittenberg University Tigers team as the official home-run celebration Nancy always sought to pass along her ex- Women’s Volleyball team won their first NCAA song. In addition to creating original music, pertise, sharing those ideas and best practices Championship. After ending the regular sea- Chuck has recorded a series of Go-Go covers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, and son with a 37–3, 16–0 NCAC record, the Ti- of early jazz and blues songs. Chuck’s re- she served as President of the Virginia Munic- gers advanced through the post-season tour- markable music catalogue spans 22 studio al- ipal Clerks Association. She received well-de- nament to sweep the title in a 3–0 match bums over more than 30 years. Chuck’s sig- served recognition for these efforts, earning against Christopher Newport University. This nature musical style recently proved its lon- the title of Master Municipal Clerk in 2008 and championship represents years of hard work gevity when the song ‘‘Love,’’ from his album twice being named the VCMA Region II Clerk and dedication by these volleyball players and entitled We Got This, earned Chuck Grammy of the Year. their coaches. This achievement is also a re- Award nomination 2010. In addition, Nancy has actively served her flection of the support these women have re- Chuck Brown has also been a devoted and community in her individual capacity. She has ceived from their families, Wittenberg Univer- loving father. When his son played football at served as President of the Prince William sity, and the Springfield, Ohio community. Virginia Tech, Chuck scheduled performances Committee of 100, a civic organization dedi- Members of the 2011 Women’s Volleyball and other appearances around the team’s cated to informing the community of local team include Hallie Donathan (Tipp City, home football games, never missing a single issues of importance. She has served on the Ohio); Tessa Litman (Magnolia, Ohio); Hillary game his son played at Lane Stadium. Fol- Board of Directors of Virginia Native Plant So- Monnin (Russia, Ohio); Katie Sumner (Dublin, lowing the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, ciety and the Board of the Prince William Con- Ohio); Ali Hock-James (Cincinnati, Ohio); Kiah Chuck dedicated several shows to the memo- servation Alliance, and was the President of Murray (Yorktown, Indiana); Hannah Riley (Mi- ries of the victims. the Prince William Wildflower Society. nerva, Ohio); Miranda Sagle (Springfield, Mr. Speaker, Chuck Brown has earned Mr. Speaker, Nancy Vehrs is a tremendous Ohio); Kimmie Dyer (Copley, Ohio); Kate iconic status, especially in the District of Co- example of a dedicated civil servant whose Shoemaker (Vallonia, Indiana); Courtney lumbia where Go-Go music was invented and many efforts over the years have improved the Lauber (Zionsville, Indiana); Christine Simpson popularized. For decades, through his distinc- lives of her community. While her departure (Dublin, Ohio); Catherine Fumy (Fort Wayne, tive sound with its iconic beat, Chuck has will be felt throughout the County government, Indiana); Andrea Behling (Columbus, Indiana); pulled people out of their seats to dance na- the many procedures and improvements she Christina Gilene (Milford, Ohio); Meghan tionwide. Whether in the depressing aftermath helped implement will continue to benefit Vodopich (Canton, Ohio); Jessica Batanian of the Virginia Tech massacre or on a hot County residents for many years to come. I (Sylvania, Ohio); Quin Gable (West Chicago, summer day on Capitol Hill, Chuck has always ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Illinois). used his music to uplift the human spirit. I, and congratulating Nancy Vehrs on her 31 The Wittenberg University Women’s therefore, ask the House of Representatives to years of service to the citizens of Fairfax Volleyball team was lead by Head Coach recognize Chuck Brown for his contributions to County, Virginia, and in wishing her well in her Paco Labrador and assisted by Laura Jensen music in our country and to the District of Co- much-deserved retirement. and Amy Cox. The team was also heavily sup- lumbia, and to join me in commending him on f ported by Athletic Director Garnett Purnell, receiving the ACLU–NCA’s Executive Direc- and University President Dr. Mark H. Erikson. tor’s Lifetime Achievement Award. HONORING FALLEN STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Thus, today I ask my colleagues to join me f and the constituents of the Ohio’s Seventh CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR Congressional District in congratulating the RECOGNIZING NANCY VEHRS ON MARY ANN DONAHOU Wittenberg Tiger Women’s Volleyball team. HER RETIREMENT f HON. JEFF DENHAM HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY OF CALIFORNIA CONGRATULATING CHUCK BROWN, OF VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE ‘‘GODFATHER OF GO-GO’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, January 6, 2012 HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON Friday, January 6, 2012 Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I acknowledge and honor fallen Stanislaus IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rise today to recognize and congratulate County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investi- Nancy Vehrs on her retirement after 31 years gator Mary Ann Donahou. CSI Donahou’s end Friday, January 6, 2012 of service to the citizens of Fairfax County, of watch came on December 30, 2011, while Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Virginia. I worked closely with Nancy during in the line of duty gathering evidence at a ask the House of Representatives to join me my 14 years on the Fairfax County Board of crime scene. While assisting a deputy, she in congratulating one of the Nation’s great mu- Supervisors, and I saw firsthand her dedica- was struck by a vehicle. Mary was deeply sical innovators, Chuck Brown, the ‘‘Godfather tion and hard work. committed to her profession—one that she put of Go-Go,’’ on receiving the Executive Direc- Nancy began working for Fairfax County in her whole heart into. CSI Donahou wore her tor’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the 1980 and held positions in the Woodburn badge with pride, loved her job, and loved American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation’s Mental Health Center and the Fairfax County serving the community. Capital (ACLU–NCA). Chuck will be presented Police Department before being appointed by Mary Ann was born on August 20, 1965, in with the award on January 7, 2012, at the his- Clerk to the Board of Supervisors in 1990. Ceres, California, and she graduated from toric and elegant Carnegie Institution for The position of Clerk to the Board of Super- Downey High School in 1983. In December of Science in Washington, DC. The ACLU–NCA visors is often thankless, but nevertheless ex- 1999, Mary Ann was blessed with the love of has long fought for equal congressional rep- tremely vital to both the operations of County her life, her son Jake. In 2002, she began her

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