[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2372]
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                      IN REMEMBRANCE OF ED HAUSER

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Ed 
Hauser, an activist who is well known to the people of the Northeast 
Ohio as ``Citizen Hauser.'' Ed passed away early Friday morning at the 
age of 47.
  Ed Hauser expressed his love for Cleveland by dedicating his time, 
love, passion, energy, and strong intellect toward preserving all of 
Cleveland's beautiful, recreational and historic sites. Ed was an 
engineer and worked in the steel industry in Cleveland until his layoff 
at the former LTV Steel Company 10 years ago. Since that time, he 
devoted his engineering training and skills to challenging the local 
powers. He worked toward the preservation of Cleveland's historic 
engineering wonders, including steelmaking facilities for a steel 
museum and the Hulett Ore Unloaders which graced Cleveland's lakeshore 
for a hundred years.
  But Ed's passion was not limited to steel. Whenever the Department of 
Transportation, the Port Authority, the city, the county, or any 
powerful private or government forces proposed projects which would 
jeopardize local amenities, historic structures or places, Ed Hauser 
paid attention. He gathered the facts and made sure that all available 
resources were brought to bear. Ed was an expert in using our nation's 
laws to defend the public interest by protecting important places. If 
the structure had important historic value, no one knew more about 
invoking the National Historic Preservation Act to protect it. If there 
were implications for the natural or human environment, and the federal 
government were involved, Ed Hauser could be counted on to organize the 
people around the National Environmental Policy Act calendar. Ed 
understood that these laws were meant to protect the people and their 
sacred places. He took all appropriate actions to save Whiskey Island, 
the Cleveland Marina, the historic Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 
and other structures threatened by proposed work on the Cleveland 
Innerbelt and the Huletts.
  Ed was so closely associated with his activism and his knowledge of 
civic activism tools, that he was featured in a Public Broadcasting 
System special entitled ``Citizen Hauser,'' which was featured at the 
Cleveland International Film Festival.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in celebrating the life 
of Ed ``Citizen'' Hauser, a true Cleveland treasure who dedicated his 
life to the people and places in his community. I am saddened by his 
untimely death. There will be no one like Ed Hauser, but we can hope 
that others will step up to help fill the huge void in Cleveland's 
civic life with his loss.

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