Max Baucus: “it is with a profound sense of sadness that I rise today to note the passing of a member of my staff, Barbara Osborne.…”

“it is with a profound sense of sadness that I rise today to note the passing of a member of my staff, Barbara Osborne. For 15 years, since I was first elected to the Senate, Barb served as my manager in my Great Falls office and before that, as I was running for the Senate, she and her husband Glen were trusted friends and supporters in the Great Falls community. While Senate staff receive little public attention, it is people like Barb Osborne who help make this institution run. Throughout her service to the Senate, Barb was always there for me and always there for the people of her community. Through and through, Barb was a team player. She had my respect, my deep respect, and the respect of every member of my staff. I can think of no one who had more respect than Barb Osborne. She was very much a part of that extended family known as the ``Baucus office.'' Above all else, Barb understood that public service really all boils down to one thing, and that is service: Service to people. She was a woman of tremendous kindness, of deep compassion, who treated every Montanan who called upon my office with courtesy and respect and kindness. At the same time, the community of Great Falls could not have a greater advocate. She cared deeply about her community. I can tell you time and time again, she would talk to me, call me about matters very important to Great Falls. She helped make Great Falls a much better place.”