[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 26 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E216]
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       A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE LIFE OF HOWARD M. DASCHBACH, JR.

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2012

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and work of a 
good friend and neighbor, and a highly respected member of our 
community, Howard M. Daschbach, Jr., who died on February 9, 2012, at 
the age of 87.
  Howard was a man of deep and abiding faith. He was installed as a 
Knight of Malta in 1982, and a member of Saint Raymond's Church in 
Menlo Park, California, where he was seen daily, attending Mass. He had 
a special devotion to the Religious of the Sacred Heart who educated 
his children, and his Faith carried him through good times as well as 
difficult times.
  Howard grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduated from Duquesne 
University, and served his country proudly during World War II. He 
served with the Army in Europe, the Philippines and Japan, and then 
moved to California to attend Stanford Law School. Upon graduation, 
Howard embarked upon his lifelong career of serving the legal needs of 
hundreds of people.
  Howard was a member of the Circus Club and the Serra Club. He was an 
avid tennis player, an ardent Giants fan and a winning dominos player.
  Howard and his beloved wife of 59 years, Leonore, who survives him, 
were the proud and devoted parents of LeeLee and her husband Steve; 
Rooney and his wife Claire; Lisa and her husband Rory; Laura and her 
husband Mark; Mark and his wife Elizabeth; and Michele, who died on 
October 12, 2011, and her husband Patrick. He adored his 18 
grandchildren and two great grand-daughters, and is also survived by 
his sister Jeanne and sister-in-law Joan.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our sincere 
condolences to the family of Howard Daschbach Jr., and to all those who 
were privileged to know and love him. He was a wise and good man whom I 
was proud to call my friend and neighbor. Our country was blessed with 
his service, strengthened by his faith, and bettered by his devotion to 
his family, his community and his country.

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