[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 111 (Friday, July 22, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          IN HONOR OF SUE POPP

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 22, 2011

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, it is with profound sadness that I rise to 
honor the life of my good friend, Sue Popp, who passed away on July 11, 
2011, in Sacramento, California. Sue was not only a close friend of 
mine, and someone I knew for almost 40 years, but she was a friend to 
Sacramento--someone who spent her life dedicated to public service, 
providing for others, and championing causes for the less fortunate.
  Born in 1938 to a prominent Sacramento family, Sue spared no expense 
to help provide for those she cared for. Her entire life was dedicated 
to her friends and the people she loved. If she saw the good in you, 
you had a friend and defender for life.
  Sue was a dedicated humanitarian as well as a trusted friend. She 
spent a lifetime chairing many of Sacramento's non-profit boards, 
raising money for her favorite charities, and serving her community. No 
effort was more important to her than the plight of Sacramento's youth. 
She developed a close bond to the children of Sacramento early in her 
philanthropic life. This spirit of generosity carried with her as she 
served in the Stanford Home for Children, Junior League, Fairytale 
Town, Capitol Public Radio, the Crocker Art Museum, and the Sacramento 
Country Day School Auction, where I had the distinct honor to serve 
with Sue as her co-chair.
  Without a doubt, Sue was one of the most dynamic women I have ever 
had the privilege to know. Her passing leaves a tremendous void in 
Sacramento, both in terms of her unwavering dedication to improve the 
lives of those she touched, but also in terms of her sheer presence. 
The warmth and generosity Sue exuded to friend and stranger alike is 
seldom seen in today's world. We will be hard-pressed to replace it. 
She was truly a friend to Sacramento--one that will be dearly missed by 
all.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the life of 
Sue Popp--someone who dedicated her life to doing what was right, and 
serving others. She leaves a legacy of boundless generosity, charisma, 
energy, and class. We should each aspire to follow her example in our 
own lives, both professionally and personally. I will miss her dearly, 
and pray that her son, Curtis, his wife, Susan, and her grandchildren, 
Fletcher and Olivia, will find comfort in the fact that Sue provided so 
much love and kindness to those of us who had the honor to share in her 
life.

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