[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6545-S6546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO LUCILLE MAURER, FORMER STATE TREASURER OF MARYLAND

   Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, the State of Maryland mourns 
today.
  We have lost a tremendous public servant and role model in Lucille 
Maurer, who died Monday at the age of 73, after a long struggle with a 
brain tumor.
  Lucy Maurer was a long time Montgomery County legislator who went on 
to serve as Maryland's first female treasurer. She served as treasurer 
for over 9 years, ending this past January. As treasurer, she was 
widely recognized for her effectiveness, her professionalism, her 
intelligence, and her commitment. Lucy also served in the House of 
Delegates and on several school boards.
  But her public service was not limited to fiscal affairs; Lucy Maurer 
also committed her considerable talents and energies to those who 
needed them most--Maryland's children. Whether the issue was education, 
nutrition, or safety, Lucy wanted the promise of a better future to 
become a reality for every child.
  Lucy was an outstanding example of all that is good about democratic 
politics. She was also a great friend and an inspiration to so many 
women--and men--who hold public office. We looked to emulate the 
strength, fiscal and political savvy, confidence, and can-do spirit 
that was so much a part of her.
  She was an inspiration to the many unheralded women across Maryland 
who work everyday to improve their communities and make a real 
difference. I hope Lucy's community involvement--with groups like the 
PTA and the League of Women Voters--will encourage even more women to 
become active in community and political affairs. I can think of no 
legacy more important that Lucy Maurer could leave for the Maryland she 
loved so much.

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  I would like to extend my condolences to Lucy's husband, Ely Maurer, 
to the rest of the Maurer family, and to the colleagues and friends in 
Maryland and across the country who are mourning Lucy's passing. I 
share, and the U.S. Senate shares, your tremendous loss.

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