[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 106 (Tuesday, July 23, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H4864-H4865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF LILLIAN KAWASAKI

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and pay tribute to 
the life and legacy of Lillian Kawasaki, a veteran public servant and 
tireless environmental advocate who passed away, sadly, at the age of 
62 last week.
  I had the honor of working with Lillian during my time on the Los 
Angeles City Council on our Nation's port, ensuring that it grew green 
and helped to prove that we can have clean air and good jobs at the 
same time.
  An environmental scientist by training, she was the first Asian 
American to head the Los Angeles Department of

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Environmental Affairs and successfully led the Water Replenishment 
District of Southern California in its efforts to protect our air and 
water quality from pollution and contamination.
  Her devoted leadership and unyielding commitment to public service 
and the people who live and work in Los Angeles were simply remarkable 
and will be sorely missed.
  We have lost a dear friend. She was my colleague. She was a gracious, 
tireless woman who was a role model to all of us who truly strive to 
make a difference in this Earth as long as we live.
  We'll miss you, Lillian.

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