[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 8, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF LILLIAN BAKER WOODWARD

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 8, 2000

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a woman 
who for almost five decades captivated readers with her poignant and 
charismatic writing as a columnist in three local newspapers. Lillian 
Baker Woodward passed away on November 16, 1999 at the age of 95.
  Born on January 17, 1904 in Seattle, Washington, Lillian majored in 
journalism at the University of Oregon where she met, fellow journalism 
student and future husband, Donald Woodward. Married in 1926, Donald 
and Lillian Woodward led a traditional life with Lillian as a homemaker 
and Donald in the real estate business. In 1948, the couple moved to 
Moss Landing where they established a fuel dock, marine supply store 
and boat brokerage business. As ``one of the real true pioneers of Moss 
Landing'' (Phil DiGirolamo, Phil's Fish Market), Lillian captured the 
lives of the local people as well as chronicled the ending of the 
Monterey Bay's sardine era through industry changes and impacts on the 
community. After Donald's death in 1962, Mrs. Woodward continued to 
write and publish prolifically throughout the remainder of her life.
  Lillian Woodward was much more than a local journalist, described as 
``force that held the [Moss Landing] community together'' (Monterey 
County Herald, 11/17/99), Mrs. Woodward touched everyone near and far 
who read her chronicle. She will be sorely missed by the many people 
who were privileged to know her both personally and through her 
writing. Lillian is survived by two sons, Donald and Richard; a 
daughter, Virginia W. Stone; and many loved grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.

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