[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 163 (Saturday, December 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO NATALIE TERESA LANAM

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2005

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Natalie 
Teresa Lanam, a distinguished and beloved resident of San Mateo County, 
CA, who died on December 8, 2005, after a long battle with cancer.
  Natalie Lanam was a native of San Francisco's Mission District and 
her Mexican heritage was a source of great pride to her. She was a 
faith-filled woman who was respected throughout our community for her 
decades of volunteerism and for the professionalism she brought to 
every effort she was associated with.
  Natalie Lanam was an effective fund-raiser for the causes she held 
dear. She volunteered for local schools and Easter Seals, and she was 
best known for her commitment to providing legal services for anyone 
who needed them, regardless of their ability to pay. For more than 15 
years she volunteered for the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County and 
her efforts were honored by the society when they named their building 
the Natalie Lanam Criminal Justice Center.
  Natalie Lanam is survived by her husband of 55 years, the Honorable 
Bill Lanam who served with distinction on the Superior Court in San 
Mateo County and who was first elected as a result of Natalie's superb 
organizing efforts. Natalie and Bill's family of 4 daughters, 2 sons, 
17 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren are a testament to the 
values of Natalie Lanam and her special gifts to the world God has 
called her from.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to a 
remarkable woman for her lifetime of devotion to her family, her faith, 
her community and her country and extending our deepest condolences to 
Judge Lanam and the entire Lanam family.

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