[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 83 (Thursday, June 4, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1309-E1310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING LOTTE SCHILLER

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 2009

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, I rise with sadness today in honor of my 
friend Lotte Schiller who passed away on May 4, 2009, just before her 
89th birthday. Lotte was well-known in Marin County, California, where 
she actively promoted the causes she believed in--from art and the 
public school system to progressive politics and voter education.
  Born in Germany in 1920, Lotte was forced to flee to Palestine 14 
years later with her Jewish family. She attended the Hebrew Teachers 
College for Women and then taught school and owned a nursery school in 
Jerusalem. She married architect Hans Schiller in 1940 and moved to 
Mill Valley in 1947 when Hans' practice with famed architect Erich 
Mendelsohn relocated to San Francisco.
  With her strong background in education, it is no surprise that Lotte 
served four terms as a trustee for the Tamalpais Union High School 
District, including 12 years as President, as well as playing a part on 
education boards and commissions at the local, state, and national 
levels. Other affiliations included Family Service Agency of Marin, 
KQED Community Advisory Committee, National Women's Political Caucus, 
and the New Voter Education Research Foundation (of which she was a 
founding member).
  Lotte and Hans were both active in the Democratic party, where we 
shared a commitment to achieving progressive goals. Hans was an 
architectural activist, who believed in public access to parks and open 
spaces.
  Hans predeceased Lotte in 1998, and she is survived by her children 
Peter and Anita as well as three grandchildren and two great 
grandchildren.

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  Madam Speaker, I will miss Lotte Schiller's activism and commitment. 
Her example inspire many of us and I will carry on, as she would have 
wished, to promote the causes we shared.

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