The House of Assembly has paid tribute to a woman who was a stalwart member of their team for three decades.

House Speaker Paul Lane opened a session this week by acknowledging the passing of Norma Jean Richards, who was a legislative librarian with the House of Assembly from 1967 to 1997.

Lane says that during her time with the legislature, the woman was a “legend.”

Lane says Richards served during the tenures of six different premiers and eight speakers, and was a recipient of the Canada 125 medal in 1993. He says “she can be credited with building the foundation of the library collection still used to this day.”