[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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  HONORING ERNIE AND SARAH LAPPLE FOR THEIR YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

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                       HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 1, 1994

  Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, today I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing two great Americans, Ernie and Sarah Lapple. On January 22, 
1994, the Lapples were honored by the Mark Twain Democratic Club for 
their 50 years of involvement in civic affairs.
  Having met and married in the 1930's, the Lapples began their 
partnership of political activism. Seeing wrong and injustice, Ernie 
and Sarah fought for better working and living conditions for their 
fellow Americans.
  Over the ensuing years, the Lapples continued their activism, working 
closely with the trade union movement in the greater Los Angeles area. 
In 1951, the Lapples moved to Whittier, where they still reside.
  As told by one of their dear friends, during the McCarthy era of the 
1950's, the Lapples demonstrated and voiced their opposition to the 
hunt for communist sympathizers. The Lapples, according to their 
friends, believed that too many innocent lives were being destroyed 
and, as such, that those efforts had to be stopped.
  In 1968, the Mark Twain Democratic Club was formed in opposition to 
the Vietnam War. True to their activism, the Lapples were charter 
members of the Club and, to this day, they have annually renewed their 
membership. In the 1970s, the Lapples actively participated in local 
and national nuclear freeze campaigns.
  For over 50 years, Ernie and Sarah Lapple have seen wrong and tried 
to right it and they have seen hatred and tried to stop it. In short, 
the Lapples have truly given of themselves to improve the lives of 
their neighbors and their community. They are held in high esteem and 
affection by all who know them, not only for their personal goodwill, 
but also for their undying dedication to the good of humanity.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting Ernie and 
Sarah Lapple for their outstanding record of dedicated and unselfish 
service to their community.

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