[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5270-S5271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    IN TRIBUTE TO NANCY D'ALESANDRO

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Mrs. Nancy D'Alesandro, a first-class First Lady of Baltimore. She was 
a dedicated wife, mother of 6, grandmother of 16 and the driving force 
behind a family that distinguished itself in Baltimore and in 
Washington.
  Nancy D'Alesandro was a Baltimore institution. There was nobody 
closer to the street or closer to the people. From 1947 to 1959, her 
husband Thomas D'Alesandro served as mayor of Baltimore and Nancy was a 
hands-on first lady. Likewise, she provided endless support during her 
husband's years in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  Devoted to her children, she was there for her son, Thomas 
D'Alesandro III, who also served a term as mayor of Baltimore and she 
was there for her daughter Nancy Pelosi, who currently 
[[Page S5271]] serves California's Fifth District in the House of 
Representatives.
  She was such an important part of not just the Little Italy section 
of Baltimore, but of the whole city and its history. She was a tireless 
worker and a great woman.
  She immigrated to Baltimore from Italy and graduated from my high 
school, the Institute of Notre Dame, in 1926. She and her husband were 
married for nearly 60 years, until his death in 1987.
  Nancy was so good to so many people--the nuns, the people in her 
neighborhood, people all over town. The city of Baltimore and the State 
of Maryland are proud and honored to have known her. The great First 
Lady of Baltimore has been called to glory. We will miss her.


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