[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 110 (Thursday, July 21, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1385]
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                     THE PASSING OF LILLIAN MOBLEY

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                            HON. KAREN BASS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 21, 2011

  Ms. BASS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory and 
legacy of South Los Angeles activist and leader, Lillian Mobley.
  Lillian Mobley was the matriarch of the African-American community 
and a legend in South Los Angeles. She was an inspiration for a 
generation of leaders that walked in her footsteps but nobody could 
truly walk in her shoes.
  Combined tenderness with tenaciousness, Lillian Mobley spoke softly 
and smiled gently, but underneath it all, was a fiery passion.
  Mr. Speaker, I always enjoyed watching the ritual we all practiced at 
events attended by Mrs. Mobley. One by one we would walk over to her in 
an orderly manner and pay our respects, the way one should in the 
presence of a revered elder.
  She has left a legacy of greatness behind and the prominent roles she 
played in establishing and protecting Martin Luther King Hospital and 
Charles Drew University Medical School are accomplishments of 
unbelievable magnitude.
  May she rest in peace and may her memory inspire others.

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