[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 23 (Thursday, March 3, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E368]
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      EXPRESSING SYMPATHY TO JUDGE JOAN HUMPHREY LEFKOW AND FAMILY

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                           HON. RAHM EMANUEL

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 3, 2005

  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my sincere sympathy to 
Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow and her entire family after the tragic 
deaths of her husband, Michael F. Lefkow, and her mother, Donna Grace 
Humphrey.
  The city of Chicago and the entire nation have been shaken by these 
horrific murders. While we watched the headlines every day this week, 
we ask ourselves how such terrible crimes could have taken place, and 
we hope those answers come sooner than later.
  Michael Lefkow spent his life fighting to protect civil rights for 
all Americans--marching with Martin Luther King, Jr., arguing cases 
before the Supreme Court, and representing the poor and underserved in 
his law practice. To all who knew and loved him, Michael was a 
dedicated family man and an active member of his church who used his 
time and his expertise to make life better for so many others.
  Judge Lefkow is also a dedicated public servant, committed to her 
family and her community and with a reputation for fairness in her 
judicial decisions.
  I want to particularly express sympathy to Michael Lefkow's daughter 
and Donna Humphrey's granddaughter, Laura, who attended high school on 
the northwest side of Chicago, won my district's entry in the 
Congressional Arts Contest in 2003, and volunteered in my Washington 
office during the summer of 2004.
  Mr. Speaker, my prayers and thoughts are with Judge Lefkow, Laura, 
and the entire Lefkow family in this difficult hour.

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