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Honor Awards Recipients - US Department of Agriculture

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Special Memorial Recognition<br />

Michael Lewis Monica Zajanc Quin Stone<br />

In memory <strong>of</strong> Forest Service employees Michael Lewis, Lillian Patten, Monica<br />

Zajanc, and contract pilot Quin Stone, who tragically lost their lives in the<br />

line <strong>of</strong> duty on August 13, 2006 at the South Fork Salmon River Road in the<br />

Payette National Forest located in Idaho. Family, friends and co-workers<br />

sorely miss them.<br />

In memory <strong>of</strong> Forest Service employee Leon Stuck, who tragically lost his life<br />

in the line <strong>of</strong> duty on August 30, 2006 on Akwe Mountain in the Tongass<br />

National Forest near Yakutat, Alaska.<br />

“Our dedicated employees are our most valued resource, and the loss <strong>of</strong> any<br />

affects the entire <strong>US</strong>DA family. On behalf <strong>of</strong> all <strong>of</strong> my colleagues, I extend<br />

our deepest gratitude and most heartfelt sympathy to the families <strong>of</strong> these<br />

individuals.”<br />

Secretary Johanns<br />

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