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Thank you for your leadership in Region 6. I appreciate your support and contributions to the Air Program. Also, I am grateful for your calm coronavirus-related information sessions.
Wishing you all the best,
Ellen Belk

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Thank you for supporting the Region 6 Federal Facilities Program. You were very accommodating  when the military Regional Environmental Coordinators requested to meet with you which enhanced our working relationship and collaboration with all branches of the military.
Thank you,
Joyce Johnson

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I haven't had the opportunity to work with you closely, but I can see from others' comments that your leadership has been greatly appreciated. Thank you for your service and best wishes in the future.
Nikole Witt

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Ken, it has been great working with you. Thank you for your leadership and contributions to Region 6. I wish you well in your future endeavors.
Tomika McGee

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Ken, on behalf of our ORC branch- we appreciate you engaging and always carefully listening and considering the many complex legal issues and options we brought to you for your consideration - from ozone designations and redesignations, to regional haze to transport to SSM, DWP's and every other Clean Air Act matter - thank you.
Lynde Schoellkopf

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Thank you for your leadership and contributions to Region 6.  You've been a calming force during these uncertain times of COVID19 and I appreciate your openness to us all.  Best wishes on your future work.

Thank you,
Janie Acevedo-Beauchamp

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Thank you for all your support and contributions to the Region and for pushing our requests to HQ. You always listened and asked thoughtful questions. It was pleasure to work for you.

Best wishes and stay well.
Kim Ngo

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It has been a pleasure working with you.  On behalf of the RCRA, Brownfields, and Solid Waste Branch, I want to express our appreciation for your guidance during each of our briefings with you. No matter what the topic was, your attention to detail, and great questions, were appreciated. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors.
Melissa Smith

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Thanks for being part of the Brownfields Job Training grant award announcement event on February 7, 2020 in Southern University at Shreveport Louisiana.  Your cordial demeanor lead to a positive experience for the grantee and the audience. Take care and good luck on your next journey.
Elizabeth Reyes

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Thanks for your work to move the Tronox site forward.  Your insight and steady guidance were key to making that happen.

All the best,
Craig Carroll

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We’re really going to miss you!  We’ll miss your even-tempered good nature; we’ll miss your kind consideration and thoughtfulness.  It’s been an honor to work with you this past year and a half, and a real pleasure to know you personally.

Best wishes in all your future adventures and undertakings.
All the best,
Jeff McAtee

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It has been an honor to have worked with you. I have been blessed to have great bosses at the EPA and you have added to that richness. I wish for you continued future success in your new endeavor.

James Turk

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Good Luck and Best Wishes in the years to come.

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Good Luck and Best Wishes in the years to come.

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It was nice meeting you and I appreciate your leadership in this year of Covid.
Good luck to you and your family in the coming years.
Robert Todd

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I enjoyed participating in briefings for you and your thoughtfulness. Thank you for your service,
Patricia Capps Welton

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It has been great working for you.  I have really enjoyed our major projects and appreciate so much the support and direct involvement that it took to make things happen.  You have been a great leader in R6 and I wish you the very best in your next adventure.  I hope you will continue to stay in touch and take an active interest in our work.
Together We Win!
Charles

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Thank you for your leadership of our EPA Region 6!  It has been a pleasure serving, under your leadership, as the Lead Region Coordinator for the Office of Water.  May your future be filled with good health and joy!
Best Regards,
Miriam Varnado

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Ken I appreciate your leadership in leading the region's effort with agriculture and with the WOTUS.  Always a pleasure working for you.
Randy Rush

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Ken,
Thank you for your leadership and insight that your brought and shared with us while at Region 6.  Your interest in coastal restoration issues was appreciated greatly, and your participation in the Queen Bess Island NRDA project ribbon cutting and keynote speeches at the Galveston Bay Estuary Program and Texas Plastic Pollution Prevention Symposium will be remembered.
Best wishes for your future endeavors.
Appreciatively,
Doug Jacobson

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Thank you for working with us in Region 6. I wish you the best in whatever you do next!
Carrie Paige

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Ken, a special thanks for your leadership and support to our Programs on Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs. We appreciate you for the many visits to our tribal partners and calls (and meetings) with the EJ communities. My best wishes in your future endeavors and hope you and your family stay safe and well!
Gerardo Acosta

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Ken, thank you for your leadership and dedication during your time in Region 6. I have truly enjoyed working with you and learning from you this past year. And I will miss hearing about your gardening adventures! I wish you all the best.
-Erin Tanimura

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I really enjoyed your "fireside chat" and learning about your childhood in Oklahoma, your educational experiences and your career. We have been truly fortunate to have someone with your background and insights to lead us through these difficult times. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors!
- Cynthia Fanning

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Thank you so much for bringing your technical expertise and dedication to our agency.  Your insights were greatly appreciated especially for our very specialized niche (underground injection control).
best regards,
Nancy Dorsey

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I enjoyed working for you and will miss your funny stores about your yard and planting hundreds of flower bulbs. I hope you can send us a photo in the spring. I wish you the best on your next endeavor. God speed. Sue Davis

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Agatha Benjamin

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Thank you for the time that you contributed to Region 6!  Despite organizational realignments, building moves, and Covid; you have lead the charge with a calm demeanor and smile.  Best wishes in future endeavors!

-Heather Chandler, 6MSD-CB

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Ken, some people come into our lives and quickly go.  Others stay awhile, and make footprints on our hearts and we are never the same.  You are that person.  You will be remembered in R6 as a beacon of light; and wherever you are going, spreading your positivity, the world will be a better place.

Joyce Thurman

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Ken, you and David joined for a new hire happy hour event we had and we were beyond excited to have y'all there. Thank you for the support you've shown us across many groups. Best wishes!

Chelsea Hidalgo

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I will very much miss your leadership, guidance and thoughtful suggestions in our underground injection control program. We always would joke in the branch that you were the first Regional Administrator we've had who could spell UIC! Hope to see you sometime when I'm up north cycling in the Arbuckle Mountains. I'll buy you an apricot fried pie! All the best for a happy and healthy future.
Jim Brown

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I was so happy to see you and David attend one of my LGBT events when you first arrived. That meant a lot. I appreciate all the support you showed for all groups. You will be missed.

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Ken - it has been an honor and privilege to serve under your leadership as our Regional Administrator for EPA Region 6. A special thank you for fully supporting our EPA Region 6 military Veteran's and participating in our Veteran's initiatives and programs. We wish you the best in your future endeavors and hope to cross paths with you in the near future. We ALL SALUTE YOU!
Tony Robledo

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It has been a true pleasure working with you and having you involved in our Brownfields Program. Best wishes for your next chapter! We will miss your leadership.

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It has been such a pleasure working with you. I especially liked your visits in Houston and all our chats. You are so pleasant, down to earth, and a gentleman's gentleman. Best wishes, Carmen

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Ken, I enjoyed working for and with you on the various ambient air monitoring projects. You provided insightful technical comments and questions that improved our discussions. I hope that you and your family remain healthy and well. Frances Verhalen

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Thank you for your service and I want to especially thank you for the video clips you did for each of our 2020 Federal Green Challenge Award Winners.  Your personal congratulations was wonderful! Thank you for taking the time.  I noticed you kindness and care and appreciated it!  Best to your future and fun endeavors! Joyce  Stubblefield

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Reminiscence and Best Wishes to RA Ken McQueen

By

Hillol Ray (aka “Dr. Scribbler”)

Thoughts on varied issues are flocking as I think back

On the past five unforgettable years-

Of your service at EPA, with mixed feelings and emotions,

Drenched in hyperbolic   joy and occasional tears!

Friendship and skills, nurtured and nourished here in silence,

Have paved the twists and turns of my survival way-

To allow me to linger or graze along the remaining life,

On a friendship bridge that will never ever sway!

My journey at EPA began as an engineer,

Armed with environmentalism, public health, and airlines’ tale-

While I chased the dreams of a rainbow, or landing in moon,

And the colleagues tease me often as an “EPA shell”!

Gray hair and wrinkles on my age-weathered face today

Remind me your affection, friendship and gone by sands of time-

Blown away by the rotation of Sun and Earth,

Drifted through the dunes and rickety winds’ chime!

Coffee breaks, idle gossips, and voracious lunches

With you, or my young and old friends-

Became the obsession of my affiliation all the way,

To set the calligraphy of glittery brand new trends!

Ken, no doubt, I will miss you, your guidance, friendship,

And dynamic leadership in Region 6, every now and then-

As you step down from the comforts of EPA chariot,

For a retired life, full of hopes, and not at all in vain!

So, with a deep breath and a very good sigh today,

I am elated to wish you and your family well-

While in turn, I will wander and weep to say:

Among us, “Ken McQueen, the Regional Administrator ” will always dwell!!!

“Milestone”

January 19, 2021

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Thank you for leading our Region during these last couple of years. Enjoyed working with you and learning how to stay cool in the middle of hot issues discussions. Appreciate your even keel leadership style. It helped balance some of us who are not as cool as you are 😊 Best wishes on your next endeavor!

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Thank you for your leadership at the Region, especially during the pandemic. It was great working with you on external meetings and conferences, and thanks for actually using the talking points we prepared! Wishing you the very best.

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Your time at Region 6 was meaningful and appreciated.  Not only will you be missed in the regional office but seeing you at Chef Wang's too.  I wish you the very best in your future endeavors.

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Thank you, Ken, for your leadership during your time in Region 6. It was a pleasure to work with you on various projects and I wish you continued success.