[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 146 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10882-S10883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    DOROTHY A. DeARAUJO: IN MEMORIAM

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I take this opportunity to share 
with my colleagues the memory of one of my constituents, Dorothy A. 
deAraujo, of Long Beach, California, who lost her life on September 11, 
2001. Mrs. deAraujo was an 80-year-old retiree when the flight she was 
on, United Airlines Flight 175, was hijacked by terrorists. As we all 
know, that flight crashed into the World Trade Center killing everyone 
on board.
  Mrs. deAraujo was returning to her home in Long Beach after enjoying 
a lengthy visit with her son, Joaquim (``Tim''), his wife Rita and 
their two sons, Jonathan and Jason in Bedford, Massachusetts.
  Dorothy worked as an Executive Administrative Assistant in the 
business office of California State University, Long Beach for 20 
years. She retired in 1979 and returned to the University as a student, 
earning her Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art. During her retirement, Mrs. 
deAraujo traveled extensively and pursued her passion for watercolor 
painting. She was a talented artist, and her paintings won several 
prizes in various competitions.

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  During the 1970's Dorothy successfully overcame breast cancer. She 
was active in her community and devoted her spare time to the American 
Cancer Society. She was especially involved in operating the American 
Cancer Society's Discovery Shop in Belmont Shore.
  Mr. President, none of us is untouched by the terror of September 
11th, and many Californians were part of each tragic moment of that 
tragic day. Some were trapped in the World Trade Center towers. Some 
were at work in the Pentagon. And the fates of some were sealed as they 
boarded planes bound for San Francisco or Los Angeles.
  I offer today this tribute to one of the 54 Californians who perished 
on that awful morning. I want to assure the family of Dorothy deAraujo, 
and the families of all the victims, that their fathers and mothers, 
sons and daughters, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters will not be 
forgotten.

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