[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 130 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1249]
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               HONORING THE LIFE OF MRS. JUDY KERN FAZIO

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 10, 2015

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise with my Colleagues, Congressman Pete 
Aguilar, Congresswoman Karen Bass, Congressman Xavier Becerra, 
Congressman Ami Bera, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, Congressman Ken 
Calvert, Congresswoman Lois Capps, Congressman Tony Cardenas, 
Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Paul Cook, Congressman Jim Costa, 
Congresswoman Susan Davis, Congressman Jeff Denham, Congressman Mark 
DeSaulnier, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Congressman Sam Farr, Congressman 
John Garamendi, Congresswoman Janice Hahn, Congressman Mike Honda, 
Congressman Jared Huffman, Congressman Duncan Hunter, Congressman 
Darrell Issa, Congressman Steve Knight, Congressman Doug LaMalfa, 
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congressman Ted Lieu, Congressman Alan 
Lowenthal, Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, 
Congressman Tom McClintock, Congressman Jerry McNerney, Congresswoman 
Grace Napolitano, Congressman Devin Nunes, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, 
Congressman Scott Peters, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Congresswoman 
Lucille Roybal-Allard, Congressman Ed Royce, Congressman Raul Ruiz, 
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Congressman 
Adam Schiff, Congressman Brad Sherman, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, 
Congressman Eric Swalwell, Congressman Mark Takano, Congressman Mike 
Thompson, Congresswoman Norma Torres, Congressman David Valadao, 
Congressman Juan Vargas, Congresswoman Mimi Walters, and Congresswoman 
Maxine Waters, to honor the life of Mrs. Judy Kern Fazio, the wife of 
former Congressman Vic Fazio, who passed on August 7, 2015. Judy was a 
very strong woman who managed the home and a career while working in 
various positions in Washington, DC. We honor Judy's legacy of working 
in Democratic politics, being a devoted mother, and wife who supported 
her husband's political pursuits.
   A 32-year resident of Arlington, VA, Judy was born November 13, 1943 
in St. Louis, MO. The daughter of Mable and Jacob Neidhardt, she moved 
from Missouri to California as a young girl, and graduated from 
Sacramento City College. She became active in local Democratic 
politics, volunteering for Phil Isenberg's Sacramento mayoral race, 
George McGovern's presidential campaign and eventually, Vic Fazio's 
State Assembly run where the two first met. They were married in 1983.
   Judy went on to work in the California district office for her 
husband before moving to Washington, DC. She remained active in 
national politics, working in development and fundraising for the 
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional 
Campaign Committee and the Center for National Policy. Before her 
retirement in 1998, she worked for Arter & Hadden, a Cleveland-based 
law firm with offices in Washington.
   A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, Judy was also a world 
traveler and a voracious reader. A consummate hostess, an invitation to 
the Fazio home meant a great meal, a beautiful home, and a lively 
conversation. She managed the home and a career, becoming a self-taught 
gourmet cook while working various positions in Washington, DC.
   She is survived by her husband Vic, her children Kevin and Kristie; 
her stepdaughter Dana; three granddaughters, Kendra Kern, Karly Kern 
and Keira Jeske, and her sister Carol Davidson. She was preceded in 
death by stepdaughter Anne Noel Fazio.
   Today, The California Congressional Delegation salutes and honors 
the extraordinary life of Mrs. Judy Kern Fazio. We join all of Judy's 
loved ones in celebrating her incredible life. She will be deeply 
missed.

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