[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 120 (Thursday, September 22, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1934]
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                      TRIBUTE TO ANDREA LEIDERMAN

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 22, 2005

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Andrea 
Leiderman, an extraordinary resident of the 14th Congressional District 
who was taken from us at the age of 46 on Sunday, September 11, 2005.
  Andrea Leiderman graduated from Gunn High School and Vassar College, 
and went on to earn two master degrees from the University of 
California at Berkeley. She was a dedicated community activist and a 
committed public servant. She worked to serve others from the age of 
10, when she started a childcare group in her parents' living room, to 
her work in public and government relations for Kaiser Permanente.
  Andrea Leiderman served her community as a trustee of the Foothill-
DeAnza Community College District, and served on the boards of the 
Mission City Community Fund, San Jose Chamber of Commerce Local Issues 
Advocacy Committee and the College of San Mateo President's Council on 
Advancement. She served as chair of the Working Council of the Silicon 
Valley Leadership Group and as a member of the Santa Clara County Board 
of Education.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our deepest 
sympathy to Hayes Anderson, Andrea's loving husband, Drs. Herb and 
Gloria Leiderman, Andrea's distinguished parents, to her brother and 
sisters, and to all those who had the privilege of knowing Andrea. She 
will be missed and never forgotten.

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