[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1167-E1168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO ROZ AND BARNEY COOPERMAN

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 1997

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, we are honored to pay tribute to our dear 
friends, Roz and Barney Cooperman, who this year are celebrating their 
50th wedding anniversary. On June 29, Roz and Barney will celebrate 
this special occasion in the company of children--they have five--and 
grandchildren--they have six. Roz and Barney are wonderful parents who 
have always placed family above all else.
  Roz and Barney met in 1946 while attending the University of 
California at Berkeley. The next year they got married in Brooklyn; the 
year after that the couple moved to Los Angeles, where they have lived 
ever since. Barney went into law practice in 1949, while Roz became a 
history instructor at Los Angeles City College. In 1952 she left 
teaching to raise a family.
  Almost as long as they have been married Roz and Barney have been 
involved in community and political affairs. Barney has served on the 
boards of a public radio station, a teacher-training nursery school and 
Temple Israel of Hollywood. He also started a leading Democratic club, 
organized local Democratic nominating conventions and served on the 
state Democratic Central Committee. In 1980 Barney was appointed to the 
bench as a superior court judge, in which position he served with great 
distinction until 1995.

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  As a mother and teacher, Roz has been quite active in the area of 
education. She has served on the Los Angeles Unified School District's 
Gender Equity Commission, the LAUSD's Parents' Collaborative and on the 
Intergroup Relations/Multicultural Education Committee. She has 
otherwise worked with pro-choice groups and on issues such as welfare 
reform and affirmative action. She is truly a model of civic 
involvement.
  We ask our colleagues to join us today in saluting Roz and Barney 
Cooperman, whose devotion to each other and their community is a model 
for us all. May they have many more years of happiness together.

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