[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF ROSE NADER

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 8, 2006

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and remembrance of 
Rose Nader, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, community 
activist, author and dear friend and mentor to many. Her passing marks 
a great loss for her family and friends, and also for the people of 
Winsted, CT, whom she consistently inspired and served with the highest 
level of dedication and honor.
  The great care and love that Mrs. Nader showered on her family 
extended throughout her community, where she carried the torch of 
advocacy on behalf of many social justice issues. She became deeply 
involved in many local, national and global issues, including active 
memberships in Peace Action, Co-Op America and the Women's 
International Relations Committee. Following a devastating flood in 
Winsted in the 1950's, Mrs. Nader organized a public gathering and 
refused to relent until U.S. Senator Prescott Bush promised to build a 
dry dam. The dam was built and the city of Winsted has been dry for 
half a century.
  Born and raised in Lebanon, Mrs. Nader worked as a teacher of French 
and Arabic before emigrating to America with her husband, Nathra Nader. 
Together they raised four children, with family the central focus of 
her life. She instilled values of integrity, hard work and active 
citizenship within the hearts and minds of her children, gently guiding 
and always teaching. Mrs. Nader offered them gifts of experience and 
wisdom through song, proverbs and culinary traditions of her beloved 
homeland, infusing her wisdom and joy around the kitchen table, 
connecting the old world to the new.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and remembrance 
of Rose Nader, whose unbridled joy for life served as a source of love, 
inspiration and guidance for her family and friends and for the people 
of Winsted, CT. I extend my deepest condolences to her children, 
Claire, Laura, Ralph, and the memory of Shafeek; to her three 
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and also to her extended 
family and many friends. Mrs. Nader's infinite heart and unwavering 
focus on giving back to the community will forever live within the 
hearts of family and friends, and will forever illuminate the soul of 
Winsted, CT, and miles beyond.

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