[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 163 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1468]
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           HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RUTH KAHN STOVROFF

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2016

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy 
of Ruth Kahn Stovroff, a beloved figure in WNY especially in the Jewish 
community, who passed away on October 20, 2016 at the age of 104. Mrs. 
Stovroff was a role model to three generations of men and women and 
stayed active on volunteer boards past her 100th Birthday.
   Mrs. Stovroff's passion for social justice prompted her involvement 
on several boards of not-for-profit agencies that sought social 
justice, fought poverty, drug use and intolerance. Mrs. Stovroff was a 
leader in the Jewish community locally, nationally and internationally. 
She was a remarkable woman with great vision and knowledge about the 
world. Her three sons, Dr. Kenneth R. Kahn, Steven C. Kahn and Richard 
Kahn viewed her as a role model because she had a great sense of what 
was right or wrong with the world.
   Mrs. Stovroff was a prominent voice in the Western New York 
community. She served as the board president for the Olmsted Center for 
the Visually Impaired, Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo, Child & 
Family Services, Community Action Organization, and Foundation for 
Jewish Philanthropies and Camp Lakeland.
   Mrs. Stovroff's work in Western New York has not gone unrecognized. 
She has received dozens of awards dating from 1965 to 2006 from 
organizations as diverse as the United Way, the Center for Hospice & 
Palliative Care, the Urban League, the Jewish Federation, the Food Bank 
and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Mrs. Stovroff was 
just recently honored by the Olmsted Center with its 2016 Visionary 
Award.
   Mrs. Stovroff will be remembered fondly by members of the Western 
New York community and recalled for her passion and commitment to 
social justice and issues important to her community. Ruth Stovroff 
will be remembered for the great respect she showed young people as she 
listened to their ideas. Her warm smile, soft-spoken demeanor and 
impeccable style will long be remembered by all those close to her. 
Ruth is survived by three sons, six grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our deepest 
condolences to her family and friends. Her good work and selfless 
devotion to Western New York has inspired many to serve others and to 
be involved in their communities. We are a better community because of 
Mrs. Stovroff's service.

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