[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 57 (Tuesday, May 1, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN HONOR OF DORIS MERRILL MAGOWAN

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2001

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a prominent and 
beloved San Franciscan, Doris Merrill Magowan. Mrs. Magowan recently 
passed away, and she will be missed not only in San Francisco, a City 
she called home, but across the country.
  San Francisco had to share Mrs. Magowan with several other cities, 
and each benefited from its association with her. Mrs. Magowan divided 
her time among California, New York, and Florida and was an active 
member of her community in every location. In San Francisco, she served 
on the Board of Directors of the Fine Arts Museum, the Strybing 
Arboretum, Children's Hospital, and Grace Cathedral Episcopal Church. A 
lover of art, gardens, and antiques, she founded the San Francisco 
Antique Show in 1979. The event has become one of the premier events in 
the field.
  In New York City, she served on the Board of the Greenwich House, the 
Lenox Hill Neighborhood Association, and the New York Infirmary. In 
South Hampton, New York, she worked with the Fresh Air Home, St. 
Andrews Dune Church, and South Hampton Hospital. In Palm Beach, 
Florida, she served with the society of the Four Arts and Bethesda-by-
the-Sea.
  Nationally and internationally, she was involved with the National 
Tropical Botanical Garden, the World Wildlife Fund, the Smithsonian 
Institution, and the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John 
of Jerusalem.
  Family was of great importance to Doris Magowan, and her family 
members were as impressive as she was. Her father, Charles Edward 
Merrill, founded the financial services company Merrill Lynch. Her 
brother, James Ingram Merrill, was a Pulitzer Prize winning poet. Her 
brother, Charles Edward Merrill, served as the President of Morehouse 
College in Atlanta. Her husband, Robert Anderson Magowan, was Chairman 
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Safeway grocery store 
company.
  She also leaves five successful sons, Robin, Merrill, Peter, Stephen, 
and Mark. It has been my privilege to know this exceptional family, 
including Peter in his capacity as President and Managing General 
Partner of the San Francisco Giants.
  Doris Magowan was an inspiration and a friend to many. Her commitment 
to her community and her family earned her the respect and admiration 
of all who knew her. My thoughts and prayers are with her sons, her 
grandchildren, and her great grandchildren at this sad time.

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