[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 194 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO HONOR THE LIFE OF JOHN CHRISTOPHER `JACK' LUCIER

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 10, 2018

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Jack Lucier 
and to extend my condolences to his wife, Judy, his children and his 
grandchildren.
   Jack Lucier was born in Millbrae, California, on April 19, 1928, and 
died on November 14, 2018, in Menlo Park, California, having reached 
the age of 90.
   Jack was fondly known to all those who knew him as `First Class 
Jack', a fitting sobriquet for a kind and gracious man. A graduate of 
Bellarmine Prep and Santa Clara University, he joined Levi Straus in 
1952. It was at Levi Straus that he met his future wife, Judy Roche, 
and they married in 1961. Jack and Judy soon created an interior design 
company which they ran for more than a quarter century. They also 
created a beautiful family of two daughters and two sons.
   Jack gave generously of his time and considerable talents to his 
community, including Sacred Heart Schools, the Menlo Park Library and 
Church of the Nativity. He was a golfer, a cook, a great reader, and he 
loved world travel.
   He leaves his beloved wife of 57 years, Judy; his son Daniel Lucier 
and wife Moira; Mary Askins and husband Mark; Anne Ashendorf and 
husband Michael; and Christopher Lucier. He also leaves his six 
grandchildren whom he adored: John and Michael Lucier, Julia and Emily 
Askins, and Charlie and Molly Ashendorf.
   I've been blessed by the friendship of Jack and Judy Lucier and 
their family for over four decades. They are respected throughout our 
community as a family of deep faith, of community engagement, and as 
contributors to the betterment of our community and our country.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in 
honoring the life of Jack Lucier and in extending our most sincere 
condolences to his entire family. He will be missed by all who had the 
good fortune to know him, and we are a grateful nation for all Jack 
Lucier did to strengthen our country by living a life of values.

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