[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 27, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF BARBARA MAIZIE

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                          HON. MARK DeSAULNIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 27, 2016

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and 
service of a longtime friend and local champion, Ms. Barbara Maizie.
  Barbara dedicated her whole life to helping others. After arriving at 
Contra Costa Arc in 1974, her dogged work was instrumental to the 
creation, preservation, and evolution of life-enhancing supports for 
people with developmental disabilities and their families.
  Through her hard work and dedication, she helped Contra Costa Arc 
grow to be the largest provider of services in Contra Costa, serving 
over 900 of all ages. Her steadfast support for the Lanterman Act, both 
enforcing it and ensuring that people understood the rights they had 
been granted under it, were unmatched.
  Barbara and I met through her tireless work for those with 
developmental disabilities and their families. Her leadership in saving 
the George Miller Center, advocacy at state budget hearings, and work 
to close Developmental Centers has permanently changed our community 
and the State of California for the better.
  Barbara was not only a colleague, but a close friend. Because of 
Barbara's hard work, love, and support, the lives of Californians are 
much improved. She will be sincerely missed by all who had the pleasure 
of knowing her, myself included.

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