[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  HONORING THE PAMELA B. KATTEN LEUKEMIA RESEARCH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

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                           HON. RAHM EMANUEL

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 8, 2005

  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor the 
important work being conducted by the Pamela B. Katten Memorial 
Leukemia Research Foundation. The foundation was formed shortly after 
the tragic loss of Pamela Katten in 2002 as a result of Acute 
Myelogenous Leukemia. Its mission is to promote research into the 
diagnosis and treatment of leukemia.
  Pam was born in 1961 and grew up on the North Side of Chicago and the 
northern suburbs. She attended Northwestern University before heading 
to the East Coast to begin a successful career in the New Jersey 
Attorney General's office.
  In addition to all her success in the courtroom, Pam was a loving 
mother to her son Max, and a caring sister, daughter and friend to many 
who knew her. They will tell you about her infectious laughter, off-
beat sense of humor and love for story-telling. Most of all, they 
remember Pam for her zest for life and unyielding desire to live each 
day fully.
  On November 19, the third annual ``Pam Jam'' will take place in 
Northbrook, Illinois to honor her memory and announce the establishment 
of a ``Pamela B. Katten Fellow'' at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research 
Center to study stem cell proliferation.
  Unfortunately, Pam and her family are not the only Americans that 
have had to wrestle with this devastating disease. There are over 
640,000 people in this country alone who are fighting various blood 
cancers, including leukemia. Through the work of the foundation that 
Pam inspired and others like it, these families find hope.
  Mr. Speaker, Pam's friends and family will never forget her glowing 
personality and daily joy for life. Her memory and her legacy are truly 
inspiring. I am proud of the work the Pamela B. Katten Memorial 
Leukemia Research Foundation has done, and I wish them the best in all 
of their endeavors.

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