[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 47 (Tuesday, April 3, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E519]
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          IN HONOR OF MS. FRANCIS D. ALLEMAN-LUCE (1924-2001)

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 3, 2001

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Francis D. Alleman-Luce, a civil rights advocate and lifelong community 
leader. Ms. Alleman-Luce, who suddenly passed away last week, was a 
civil rights organizer, an educator, and a member of numerous community 
and philanthropic groups. Her son, Mr. Jim Tendean Luce, has arranged 
the service to be held at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church in my 
district, where he serves as the moderator.
  Ms. Alleman-Luce was an extraordinary woman far ahead of her time. 
Born in 1924 in Hingham, Massachusetts, Ms. Alleman-Luce graduated from 
Hingham High School and Wheelock College. During World War II, she 
worked as an entertainer for troops on leave. After the War, she 
married Stanford Luce and the family moved to New Haven, Connecticut 
until 1952, when they again moved to Oxford, Ohio. In 1964, the family 
moved to Paris, returning to Ohio the next year.
  Ms. Alleman-Luce played an active role in the American Civil Rights 
Movement during the 1960s, training Freedom Riders as they gathered in 
Oxford, Ohio before driving to Mississippi. In 1969, Ms. Alleman-Luce 
completed her masters' degree in Educational Psychology at Miami 
University in Oxford. In 1972, following her divorce, Ms. Alleman-Luce 
moved to Marietta, Ohio with her then 12-year-old son Jim to begin a 
career as a school psychologist.
  Following her retirement, Ms. Alleman-Luce moved back to her college 
town of Brookline, Massachusetts, where she became involved with the 
P.E.O. Sisterhood, an organization for women that stresses the value of 
educational achievement and philanthropic community service.
  Ms. Alleman-Luce was an exceptional individual and a caring mother. 
She is survived by her brother Dudley Alleman, Jr., her sister Irene 
Alleman Beale, and her four children, Stan, Molly, Rick, and Jim.
  Ms. Alleman-Luce's life was one of adventure, ambition, and a 
willingness to strive for a better world. A proud lifelong Democrat, a 
friend of the disenfranchised, and a caring educator, Ms. Alleman-Luce 
will be sorely missed.

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