[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 124 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF MADELINE L. RYAN

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 25, 2002

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and remembrance of 
Madeline L. Ryan, social and community activist, and above all, devoted 
wife, mother and grandmother, and friend to many.
  Mrs. Ryan was born in Collinwood, Ohio, to working class parents who 
instilled values of social action and personal responsibility regarding 
the American labor movement.
  While working and raising her three sons, Mrs. Ryan also found time 
to volunteer on behalf of workers' rights. She was an active member of 
the Communications Workers of America, and later was elected Vice 
President of the CWA Retirees Club. She lived by example, teaching 
others that the path for change was action and involvement. Mrs. Ryan 
helped organize workers; she walked the picket line; attended countless 
meetings; and even traveled to Washington, DC, to lobby Congress to 
secure positive change on behalf of the CWA.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and remembrance 
of Madeline L. Ryan, whose eloquent dedication to social justice, in 
word and deed, significantly impacted all who knew her. I extend my 
deepest condolences to her beloved husband, Arthur Ryan, sons Michael, 
Jeff and John; and also to her grandchildren, great grandchild, and 
extended family and friends. Mrs. Ryan's devotion to family and 
community will never be forgotten.

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