[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 55 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E695-E696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      TRIBUTE TO MAYOR KATHRYN NACK

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                        HON. CARLOS J. MOORHEAD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 24, 1995
  Mr. MOORHEAD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mayor Kathryn Nack 
of Pasadena, CA, upon her retirement from a distinguished career in 
public service. Mayor Nack has been a member of the Pasadena City 
Council since 1987. She was elected by her colleagues as vice mayor in 
May 1992 and as mayor in May 1994. Prior to her service on the council, 
Mayor Nack was a member of the Pasadena Board of Education from 1979 to 
1987, serving as the board's president for three terms. And from 1975 
to 1979, she served as a member of the Pasadena Planning Commission.
  During her 20 years of serving the citizens of Pasadena, Mayor Nack 
has been a leader on many issues, most notably in the area of children 
and families. In Pasadena, she was the driving force behind the 
development of the ground-breaking Pasadena Family Policy, and as a 
board member of both the League of California cities and National 
League of Cities, Mayor Nack's expertise was often highlighted in 
organizational panel discussions and workshops on the local government 
role in providing services to needy children and families. Her 
extensive knowledge of this subject has contributed heavily to 
Pasadena's reputation as a leader in the delivery of human services.
  As a result of her dedicated public service, many people in my 
district may not realize that Mayor Nack is an architect by trade and 
became a pioneer among women in that profession. While in college in 
her native Texas, she was chosen as 1 of 100 female math and 
[[Page E696]] science majors to be selected for an intensive 
aeronautical engineering education program to replace aeronautical 
engineers during World War Ii. Eventually, Mayor Nack joined her 
husband Don to start their own architectural firm, all while raising 
six children.
  On behalf of the citizens of Pasadena and California's 27th 
Congressional District, I wish Mayor Nack well in her retirement. She 
will be missed, but I have a feeling that she will continue to be 
involved in other civic activities and remain a strong presence in the 
Pasadena community.


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