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Public Health administrator Beverly Henry honored at committee meeting before planned departure
Summary
Committee members from both parties paid tribute to Beverly Henry for decades of service as Public Health Administrator; Henry thanked the committee and the meeting moved on to substantive business.
Committee co-chairs and members opened the meeting with a lengthy tribute to Beverly Henry, whom the chair identified as the committee’s "madam administrator" and the state's Public Health Administrator. Legislators from both parties offered personal recollections of Henry's institutional knowledge and mentorship.
Representative Steinberg called the public-health offices "a second home" and praised Henry's role during difficult periods such as the COVID pandemic. Several members said Henry "kept us moving" and noted her organizational skills and humor. Henry, who was invited to speak near the start of the meeting, thanked colleagues and said she appreciated their remarks.
The tribute preceded debate on two vaccine-standard bills that occupied the rest of the meeting.
