[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 156 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1528]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE LIFE OF THE HONORABLE DICK ROSENBAUM

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 23, 2015

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and work of a 
dedicated public servant of California's 18th Congressional District.
   Dick Rosenbaum was born and raised in Queens, New York, and died on 
October 11, 2015, at the age of 81. He leaves his wife of 57 years, 
Ruth; his son, Dan Rosenbaum; his daughter, Amy Rosenbaum and three 
grandchildren.
   Dick was a science prodigy who went to Brooklyn Tech and attended 
Cornell University on a full scholarship, and earned his Ph.D. in 
aeronautical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He 
and his wife moved to Palo Alto in 1963, and he worked as a research 
scientist for Lockheed for 31 years.
   Dick Rosenbaum served three times on the Palo Alto City Council, 
from 1971 to 1975 and from 1991 to 1999, serving as Mayor in 1998. He 
was called a ``fiscal bloodhound'' by the Palo Alto Weekly and was 
prescient about the dangers of excessive city spending. He was a 
residentialist who valued the quality of life in Palo Alto, and worked 
to preserve historic buildings. He supported low income housing but 
opposed overly dense projects. He wrote frequently for the Palo Alto 
Weekly, usually about fiscal matters. He was loved and respected by his 
colleagues for his integrity and sense of humor. I had the privilege to 
represent Dick and work with him on behalf of our mutual constituents.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House to join me in honoring the life 
and work of Dick Rosenbaum and in extending our condolences to his 
family. Our community and our country are stronger because of the life 
and work of Dick Rosenbaum.

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