[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 5, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H5377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO SANDI HANSEN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hooley) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
life of Sandi Hansen who passed away on Sunday, August 26 at the age of 
26. Sandi Hansen was a dear friend of Oregon who contributed passion 
and energy to the livability of the greater Portland metropolitan 
region. Throughout her career, Sandi kept her eye toward the future and 
worked to make our collective community one to be treasured by 
generations to come.
  Sandi spent much of her career teaching school at Humboldt Grade 
School and Ockley Green Middle School in North Portland. She was active 
in the Overlook Neighborhood Association and a strong supporter of the 
Peninsula Trail, a key component of the citywide network of biking and 
hiking trails.
  From 1990 to 1994, Sandi served as a Metro counselor at a time when 
Metro developed a 50-year growth guideline for the 24 cities and 
portions of three counties encompassed by the urban growth boundary. 
After the council approved the guidelines in December 1994, she said, 
``It is a little bit like looking back on Rome.'' Those guidelines now 
serve to shape the growth of our communities for the next 45 years in a 
responsible and reflective manner and have been lauded nationwide.
  Sandi Hansen, a true community leader, made a difference for all of 
us. Sandi Hansen: friend, teacher, mother, and wife. Because of her 
commitment to our community and our State, we are all better off 
because of her. My condolences go to her family. Sandi Hansen will be 
sorely missed by all that knew her.

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