[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2322]
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                      IN MEMORY OF CAROLINE DREWES

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 12, 1998

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join the country in 
mourning the passing of Caroline Drewes, an articulate interpreter of 
our times.
  Caroline was born in 1917, a fourth generation San Franciscan, to 
Olga and Horace Clifton. Her mother was President of the San Francisco 
Opera, who endowed her daughter with an appreciation for music and the 
grand style. Caroline graduated from Miss Burke's School and attended 
University of California, Berkeley. At the age of nineteen, after the 
death of her father, she was hired by the San Francisco Call, becoming 
one of the first women in the area to cover hard news. Caroline loved 
to learn about people, and then communicate the story with vivid 
descriptions that reflected her wide range of interests.
  Caroline married Robert Drewes in 1940, and they lived for a time in 
Washington, D.C. where her three children were born. When they returned 
to San Francisco in 1947 with their children, Robert, Stephen and 
Erica, Caroline was welcomed back to the Call. A working mother, she 
wrote a society column from home when her children were young, and 
devoted herself to community causes as well. Caroline also indulged her 
sophisticated tastes, attending performances, hosting musicales, and 
entertaining friends.
  Caroline's loving husband, Superior Court Judge Robert Drewes, died 
in 1987. Asked by a friend how she coped in low moments, Caroline 
replied that she put on her best dress. She also became an intrepid 
traveler, and of course, wrote of her travels. Her talent for writing 
was complimented by her breadth of mind.
  Caroline's warmth towards others was made more enchanting by her 
elegant style and joie de vivre. Her friends, saddened by her loss, use 
words like ``exquisite,'' ``classic,'' ``true sophisticate.'' San 
Francisco chronicler Herb Caen named Caroline to the top 10 people in 
the City with good vibes. I join the loving family and wide circle of 
friends of Caroline Drewes in expressing how much we feel her absence. 
However, everyone who ever knew her, carries warm memories of her 
lovely presence.

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