[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 96 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1368]
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              IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF SAMUEL LADERMAN

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2003

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and remembrance of 
Samuel Laderman--beloved family man, respected attorney and CPA, and 
friend and mentor to countless.
  Mr. Laderman began his career in the late 1940s first as an 
accountant. A few years later, he earned a law degree from Cleveland 
Marshall Law School, which singled him out as one of the few attorneys 
who also held a CPA license. Mr. Laderman built his career in law and 
accounting based on expertise, integrity, and a strong work ethic. He 
forged life-long professional relationships based on trust, fairness, 
good will and his ever-present vivacious personality and quick wit.
  Aside from his great professional success, Mr. Laderman possessed a 
kind heart, great sense of humor, and his main priority, focus and 
greatest love was his family. He was happily married to his college 
sweetheart, Cecile ``Cece'' Perry for 58 years. Together they lovingly 
raised two daughters, Flora and June, and a son, Gerald. Their 
closeness as a family and deep faith carried them through the tragic 
loss of their daughter June, who lost her battle with leukemia as a 
teenager. In her honor and memory, Mr. and Mrs. Laderman worked to help 
others through their creation of the June Beverly Laderman Memorial 
Fund with University Hospitals of Cleveland. Mr. Laderman volunteered 
his time and talents within our community on a regular basis. He was a 
member of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association, and was first president 
of the Hillel Alumni Association of Cleveland. In addition, Mr. 
Laderman was past president of the Cleveland Heights Chapter of B'nai 
B'rith, and served on the board of B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor and remembrance 
of Samuel Laderman--beloved family man, respected attorney, CPA, and 
friend and mentor to countless. I offer my deepest condolences to his 
beloved wife Cecile; beloved children, Flora and Gerald; to his three 
adoring grandchildren, extended family, and to his many colleagues and 
friends. Mr. Laderman's life has left a luminous mark upon our 
community, and his spirited work and personal and professional legacy 
will be remembered always.

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