[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 135 (Wednesday, September 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE MEMORY OF THE LATE MARJORIE D. KOGAN

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 23, 2009

  Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise to 
pay tribute to the late Marjorie D. Kogan, an outstanding New Yorker 
who devoted herself to her city and her country throughout her life. 
With deep sadness but also a profound sense of gratitude for her 
inspiring example, I ask my distinguished colleagues to join in 
mourning Marjorie D. Kogan's passing earlier this month at the age of 
95.
  A remarkably devoted and effective activist and philanthropist, 
Marjorie D. Kogan made an enduring contribution to the civic life of 
our nation's greatest city. She dedicated her life to serving others in 
countless ways, frequently seeking to help those shunned by many 
elements of society. Whether directing the volunteer program at the 
Brooklyn House of Detention for Men, chairing a program for adolescent 
inmates at Riker's Island, or serving as the longtime President of the 
philanthropic Brand Foundation of New York, she was a tireless and 
selfless volunteer.
  Mrs. Kogan was deeply involved in the political life of New York 
City. She was campaign chair for her close friend, the esteemed late 
Federal Judge Constance Baker Motley, the first African-American woman 
to serve in the New York State Senate and in the office of Manhattan 
Borough President. Mrs. Kogan served as Executive Aide in the Manhattan 
Borough President's Office to both Judge Motley and to her successor in 
that post, the Honorable Percy Sutton.
  Marjorie Kogan was a founding member of Manhattan's Community 
Planning Board Eight, on which she served for many decades. She was 
appointed by Mayor Abraham Beame to the New York City Board of 
Corrections. She sought throughout her life to improve the quality of 
life for her fellow New Yorkers, and bequeaths an enduring legacy of 
compassion and dedication.
  Throughout her long career as a community leader and civic activist, 
Marjorie D. Kogan remained committed to her family. She was devoted to 
her late husband Nathan B. Kogan, who predeceased her, and to her sons, 
Michael and Barton Kogan, and her sister, Jeanne R. Theodore. She was 
also a wonderful friend whose wit, warmth, and grace will truly be 
missed by all whose lives she touched.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my distinguished colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the enormous contributions to our civic and political life 
made by Marjorie D. Kogan, a true humanitarian and philanthropist in 
the finest traditions of our great republic.

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