[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE OF MARTHA D. (PATSY) WHITE

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 28, 2020

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in memory of Martha D. 
(Patsy) White, who passed away on November 19, 2019, at the age of 90 
after a lifetime of public service to her community.
  Born in 1929, in New York City, Ms. White spent much of her childhood 
with her parents in Italy and France, where her father was working 
prior to World War II. Later, she attended school in Boston, where she 
graduated high school and later from Colby Junior College in New 
Hampshire in 1948. She later moved to San Francisco where she met 
husband Peter when he was stationed with the Army in Monterey. They 
soon married and had two children Cordie (Cornelia) and David, before 
moving to Sacramento and having their third child, Chip (Frances). In 
1963, the family moved to Marinwood and in 1988 they settled Novato.
  In 1963, Ms. White started working for the Mill Valley School 
District, holding several positions including receptionist, 
administrative assistant to three superintendents, and finally as a 
business manager. Ms. White went back to school and received her 
Bachelor of Arts with a specially designed degree in Educational 
Management in 1978. In addition to her work with the school district, 
Ms. White was also involved in the League of Women Voters for over 50 
years, and she was awarded the League's Bunny Award in 2006. Ms. White 
also served on the Marinwood Community Services District, cofounded the 
Marin Housing Council, and participated in the Novato Housing Coalition 
and in the Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative. She also served 
on the North Bay YMCA Board, and was named the YMCA's volunteer of the 
year in 2005. In 2008, Ms. White was named Novato's Citizen of the 
Year.
  Beyond her incredible community service, Ms. White enjoyed spending 
her free time entertaining, traveling, swimming, going to the Y, 
watching and feeding local birds, knitting, needlepointing, 
calligraphy, and water color painting. Most of all, she loved spending 
time with her family and friends.
  Ms. White was predeceased by her husband, Peter, in 2018. She is 
survived by her sister Cornelia Dimmitt, her daughter Cornelia and 
husband George, her sons Francis White and Dr. David White and David's 
wife Judy, and two grandchildren, Kyle White and Dr. Ashley White. 
While she will be greatly missed, Ms. White's legacy will live on 
through the indelible positive impact she had on her community and 
beyond.

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