[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PATRICIA JOAN HOFSTETTER

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 2015

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of former Judge 
Patricia ``Pat'' Joan Hofstetter, who passed away on March 25, 2015, at 
her home in Ferndale, California. Ms. Hofstetter was a pioneer for 
women on the California bench, and her commitment to the communities in 
which she lived was well known to everyone acquainted with her. A 
longtime fisherwoman, Ms. Hofstetter grew to know and love Northern 
California rivers, for which she was a staunch advocate.
   Born in Burbank, California, on August 25, 1927, to Helen Culbertson 
and Leonard Orin Hofstetter, Ms. Hofstetter grew up in the towns of 
Artesia and Whittier. She graduated from Whittier High School in 1943, 
Monmouth College in 1948, and Boalt Hall Law School at the University 
of California at Berkeley in 1951. Ms. Hofstetter opened a law office 
with her sister Marilynn in 1953. She was appointed to judge at 
Whittier Municipal in 1963, and became the first woman to serve as 
President of the California Judges Association in 1976.
   Ms. Hofstetter was a life member of Soroptimist International and 
the American Association of University Women. She served on the College 
Board at Monmouth College, where she was later inducted into the Hall 
of Fame. Ms. Hofstetter was an active member of the Democratic Party 
and a champion of democratic values on the North Coast.
   Among her favorite hobbies was fishing the rivers and lakes of 
California and Oregon with her lifelong friend and partner, former 
California Assemblywoman Sally Tanner. In 2001 and 2002, Pat and Sally 
were winners in the California-Oregon Fishing Derby. Ms. Hofstetter was 
an avid poker and bridge player and had a great appreciation for music 
and movies. Pat is survived by her companion Sally Tanner; her sister 
Helen Raphael and niece Rose Anne of New Liberia, Louisiana; her sister 
Marilynn Hofstetter of Ferndale and nephew John Raphael and wife 
Christine, along with their children Melanie and Kathleen.
   Mr. Speaker, it is with deep respect that we pay tribute to Ms. 
Patricia Hofstetter and extend condolences to her partner, Sally 
Tanner, and surviving family. Her presence will be sorely missed and 
her legacy not soon forgotten.

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