[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E839]
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         TRIBUTE TO ANNA CHERNEY, PEACE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 1996

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Anna 
Cherney, one of California's long-time social and peace activists who 
passed away on April 18, 1996, at the age of 94. Until her death she 
was active throughout the community as a vigorous worker for civic 
activities, involved with the peace and labor movements, and supporting 
the struggle for equality.
  Anna is well known for giving generously of herself and her finances. 
Seldom did she withhold her financial support for her beliefs.
  Anna is attributed with making her community, the city of Sebastopol, 
CA, a nuclear-free zone. She has helped raise money for student art 
scholarships at the local Santa Rosa Junior College, the Sonoma County 
Peace and Justice Center, and continued fund raising activities, 
rallies, and peace marches until just recently. Her friends call her 
``one feisty lady,'' and it is her spirited nature that will be 
remembered and cherished by her many followers who will pick up the 
torch and carry it to the generations who follow.
  Mr. Speaker, Anna Cherney's commitment to her community, her legacy 
of generosity, and her selflessness serve as an example to all 
Americans. It is people like Anna, working together in communities 
throughout America, who make our Nation so great and bring out the best 
in us. We can celebrate the power of one individual, Anna Cherney, by 
waking the giants that live within all of us to help our neighbors, our 
community, and our Nation. Anna Cherney did, and for this, I say thank 
you, Anna.

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