[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 26 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF HADLEY ROFF

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 12, 2016

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Hadley Roff, a 
proud San Franciscan, beloved friend, and deeply respected and beloved 
public servant, who passed away last month at the age of 85.
  Hadley was the hallmark of the era when reporters walked the beat in 
search of stories that touched the communities they served. Learning 
from and listening to citizens as a newspaper reporter informed 
Hadley's public service career in San Francisco City Hall and in the 
Congress.
  As a Santa Cruz native, Hadley remained committed to the Bay Area 
throughout his life. After graduating from Stanford University in 1954, 
Hadley became a journalist for the News, the Call Bulletin, and, later, 
the Examiner. For Hadley, exercising freedom of the press was his first 
foray into a lifetime of public service.
  In 1967, Hadley embarked on decades of service in San Francisco City 
Hall when he became Mayor Joe Alioto's press secretary.
  A few years later, in 1970, Hadley moved to the nation's capital 
where he served the people of California working for Senator John 
Tunney of California. In 1972, Hadley worked on the presidential 
campaign of Senator Ed Muskie of Maine. Hadley also served as press 
secretary to the liberal lion, the late Senator Ted Kennedy.
  Hadley never lost his passion for improving the lives of Bay Area 
residents. In 1979, he returned to San Francisco to serve as deputy 
mayor to then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein. After nearly a decade of service 
to Mayor Feinstein, Hadley remained a fixture at City Hall during the 
Administrations of San Francisco Mayors Art Agnos and Frank Jordan.
  A true public servant, Hadley strived to meet the needs of local 
residents under four very different San Francisco mayors, with four 
very different personalities, and governing styles. Mayors called upon 
Hadley to confront challenges and create solutions while treating 
everyone with respect and dignity.
  He served as president of the San Francisco Fire Commission and 
Director of the San Francisco Urban Institute. He may have been the 
most popular and widely loved public figure in San Francisco over the 
past fifty years.
  We were all thrilled when Hadley's dear friend, the late Susie 
Trommald, became his wife. Susie and Hadley shared a zest for life that 
inspired others to take notice. In their 30 years of marriage, they 
brought joy and pleasure to any gathering, and to their many friends. 
It was an honor for many of us to join Hadley in a celebration of 
Susie's life after her passing.
  I hope it is a comfort to Hadley's two sons, Jim and Tim, his devoted 
brother-in-law Elliott and his dearest friends that so many join them 
in mourning Hadley's passing and celebrating his life.

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