[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 120 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1455-E1456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TO HONOR THE LIFE OF JUDY GALLO

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 10, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a 
tireless advocate for workers, Judy Gallo. She is survived by her 
husband, two sons, a step-daughter, a sister, a sister-in-law, a 
daughter-in-law, co-grandmother and grandson.
  Ms. Gallo's work experience included spending three years in the 
1960's campaigning for civil rights with the Student Nonviolent 
Coordinating Committee in the south, working as a youth leader in New 
York City, helping lead the Cleveland peace movement, acting as a 
leader with Peace Action and Women Speak Out for Peace, and attempting 
to organize a nurses union at MetroHealth.
  Upon retiring, Judy remained active in the United Labor Agency 
serving as Outreach Coordinator, and beginning in 2001 helped register 
several thousand Cleveland voters through the development of the 
Greater Cleveland Voter Coalition.
  As her illness became more assertive Ms. Gallo did not allow her 
inability to walk, read,

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or write hinder her hard work and dedication. Not only did she spend 
hours making countless phone calls to help organize speakers against 
S.B. 5, she also initiated and oversaw the completion of an informative 
booklet, ``Women's History Project.'' This literary work identifies 16 
local social activists and explains their background and experiences 
with social justice causes. The Western Reserve Historical Society has 
included this booklet in its research catalog.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the life and 
achievements of Judy Gallo. She will be missed by all who knew her. Her 
memory will live on through the legacy of her dedicated service to the 
community, and her tireless advocacy of social justice.

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