[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 9, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO LOUIS ANDREW BEATTIE, JR.

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 9, 2014

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Louis 
Andrew Beattie, Jr. of La Canada Flintridge, California, an outstanding 
community leader, who passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014.
   Louis Beattie, better known as ``Andy,'' was born on February 3, 
1953 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania to Louis Andrew Beattie, Sr. and 
Marilynn Beattie. The Beattie family moved to Ventura, California in 
1956, where Andy attended El Camino Elementary School, Anacapa Junior 
High School, and Buena High School where he was ASB President, 
Sophomore Class President, and a member of the Buena High School Hall 
of Fame. Andy graduated from Occidental College in 1975, earning a B.A. 
in Political Science. He was a devoted alumnus of Occidental College, 
serving as President of the Alumni Association Board of Governors and 
as a member of the Occidental College Board of Trustees. Andy had a 
long and successful career in the fashion and clothing industry, 
holding the position of Senior Vice President of Strategic Partners, 
Inc., a uniform and apparel company. Because of his interest and 
experience in the clothing industry, he and his wife, Kim, formed a 
line of pajamas called Liz & Lauren, named after their eldest daughter, 
Lauren Elizabeth, an enterprise of which he was very proud.
   Andy was dedicated in both his professional pursuits and his 
commitment to serving his community and our country. On the local 
level, Mr. Beattie was a Public Safety Commissioner for La Canada 
Flintridge for six years, playing a significant role in initiating La 
Canada Flintridge's new ``Alert LCF'' emergency notification system and 
the city's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. He served as president of the 
La Canada Unified School Board, working to improve the educational 
programs and buildings in the La Canada Flintridge schools, and 
president of the La Canada High School Spartan Boosters. Andy's public 
service extended beyond his local community as he spent many years 
volunteering for the White House's Office of Advance, a department 
responsible for coordinating the travel schedules of the President and 
press corps. Mr. Beattie travelled with President Clinton and President 
Obama often, and he visited several nations including Iraq, Poland, 
South Korea, Chile, and India during his service for the White House.
   Andy Beattie is remembered in his community as a fair, honest, 
smart, and thoughtful person, who ``put family first.'' He is survived 
by his wife, Kim Beattie, their three daughters, Sarah, Katherine, and 
Lauren, his mother, Marilynn, and his brothers, Neil and John.
   Andy was an exceptional community leader, admired by all as a man of 
impeccable character and he will be greatly missed. I ask all members 
to join me in remembering Louis Andrew Beattie, Jr.

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