[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 59 (Thursday, April 10, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S2376]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REMEMBERING VAL OGDEN

 Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I would like to pay tribute to a 
strong community leader, dedicated public servant, and advocate from 
the State of Washington, Val Ogden.
  Val was a longtime friend and I would not be where I am today without 
her support.
  She was a community advocate, in the truest and strongest sense of 
the word, and she was a champion for women and children.
  She was a member of the Washington State House of Representatives, 
serving as speaker pro tempore.
  Val was a leader for her community, securing funding for Washington 
State University Vancouver. She was a strong Democrat and very active 
in the Clark County Democratic Party. Val served as the executive 
director of the Clark County YWCA.
  But you can't talk about Val without talking about her husband of 67 
years, Dan. They were a team and were always working together to make 
their community a better place to live.
  Val was also a very dedicated mother and grandmother. Along with Dan, 
she is survived by three children: Dan, Janeth and Patti, six 
grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
  She will be missed by many but her legacy and leadership lives on.
  Mr. President, I would like to ask my colleagues to join me in paying 
homage to Val Ogden. She lived a full life and our thoughts are with 
her loved ones at this time of great loss.

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