[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2332]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          A TRIBUTE HONORING THE LIFE OF EVELYN HAUSNER LAUDER

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 20, 2011

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
extraordinary accomplishments of Evelyn Hausner Lauder, who passed away 
at her home in New York City on November 12, 2011. Evelyn was a loving 
wife and mother, a savvy business woman, a devoted philanthropist, and 
a noble citizen of our country who put the ``active'' in the word 
activist.
  Evelyn Hausner married into one of America's most distinguished 
families, but her beginnings were humble. In 1936, Evelyn fled Nazi-
occupied Europe with her parents, making their way to America and 
eventually settling in New York City. While attending Hunter College, 
Evelyn met her future husband, Leonard Lauder. In 1959, they married 
and worked together to help grow the Estee Lauder Company.
  With only six products when she joined, Evelyn recalled that ``it was 
a baby company''--something to grow and nourish. Today, Estee Lauder 
stands as one of the most respected companies in the world. Evelyn 
herself created the Clinique product line and was an integral part of 
the fabric of the company.
  Evelyn's real fame, however, was found in her role as an advocate for 
the one in eight women in the United States who develops breast cancer. 
Evelyn herself was a survivor. When she learned of her cancer diagnosis 
in 1989, she fought back--and won. She went on to personally help build 
the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, founded the Breast Cancer Research 
Foundation, and launched the Pink Ribbon campaign. Evelyn's pink bows 
today are recognized symbols of hope for a cure for breast cancer, as 
does her lipstick Pink Ribbon.
  I have always admired Evelyn's work from afar, and I have the honor 
and privilege of representing her son, Gary Lauder, her daughter-in-
law, Laura Lauder, and grandchildren, Ellie and Josh, and having them 
as my dear friends.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our deepest 
condolences to Evelyn Lauder's husband, Leonard Lauder; her children, 
William Lauder and Gary Lauder; her daughter-in-law, Laura Lauder; and 
her beloved grandchildren. Evelyn Lauder's life is instructive to all 
of us of the significance that one person can have for an entire nation 
. . . to literally insert an issue into the national dialogue and 
consciousness. As the poet wrote, ``and so she passed on, and all the 
trumpets sounded on the other side.''

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