[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 29 (Friday, February 24, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          REMEMBERING MARIANNE C. RAPHAELY OF CHERRY HILL, NJ

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 24, 2012

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the beloved Marianne 
C. Raphaely of Cherry Hill, NJ, who passed away on Sunday, February 5, 
2012. With her passing, South Jersey lost one of its most devoted 
philanthropists. It is today that we remember a loving mother, 
grandmother, teacher, and tireless contributor to the community.
  Born and raised in Trumbull, CT, she graduated from Mary Washington 
College in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Education. 
After college, she began teaching grade school in Connecticut and then 
in California while her husband served as a physician in Vietnam until 
settling in Cherry Hill with her family in 1968. She served as the Vice 
President of the Board of the Technical Schools of Camden County from 
1999 to 2003 and as a member of the Cherry Hill Board of Education for 
9 years.
  In addition to her work as a teacher, Marianne volunteered countless 
hours of her time to many artistic, health care, and educational 
organizations throughout the Philadelphia area. As the Chairperson of 
Art in City Hall, she led the effort to place local artists' works 
throughout Philadelphia's City Hall. Marianne served as a trustee for 
the Rock School of Dance Education, the Coriell Institute of Medical 
Research, The Please Touch Museum, and several other charities. She was 
recognized for her charity work by receiving the Association of 
Fundraising Professionals' Volunteer of the Year Award for 2005 2006 
and the Please Touch Museum's Great Friends to Kids Lifetime 
Achievement Award.
  With a passion for teaching children, natural leadership abilities, a 
deep sense of responsibility to her community and a love for all things 
social, she developed close working relationships and friendships with 
scores of people from all walks of life. She understood the real 
passion that children have for learning and worked tirelessly to 
represent that ideal. Although she was so involved, nothing could take 
away the powerful relationship she had with her family. She and her 
husband of 50 years raised two sons in Cherry Hill, traveled the world 
together, and more recently, spent cherished time with their 
grandchildren.
  She is survived by her husband, Dr. Russell of Cherry Hill, NJ, her 
two sons, Christopher and James, a sister, Kathryn Sirico, and five 
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, it is at this time that we remember Marianne Raphaely 
and keep her family in our hearts and prayers. She was a wonderful 
woman of remarkable measures who will truly be missed by many.