[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 104 (Thursday, June 4, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REMEMBERING MADELYNE ``MADDI'' MISCHELOFF

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                           HON. ERIC SWALWELL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 2020

  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the 
life of Madelyne ``Maddi'' Mischeloff, on the occasion of her passing 
after a two year long battle with cancer on Saturday, April 11, 2020.
  Maddi was a native of Neptune, New Jersey and a student of biology 
and medical technology at American University in Washington, DC. She 
met her husband, Mike, while both were spending spring break in 
California. They remained in touch and were married in 1971. Thereafter 
they moved to Nebraska where their three children were born before 
settling in the Bay Area.
  Maddi was a serial volunteer and could frequently be found working at 
community events after she and her family settled in my hometown of 
Dublin in 1978; however, it was when unimaginable tragedy struck the 
family that Maddi's spirit of service galvanized around a cause. Ilene, 
Maddi and Mike's 13 year-old daughter, went missing on a walk home from 
middle school on January 30, 1989.
  From that moment forward, Maddi garnered the strength to turn her 
grief into action, motivation, and inspiration for others. She 
participated in fund raisers, did television appearances, and organized 
on behalf of her daughter and other families navigating the same trauma 
and trying to bring missing children home.
  While Ilene's disappearance remains unsolved, Maddi's efforts to keep 
her daughter's spirit alive in our community continued with an annual 
candlelit walk along the route that Ilene walked home from school each 
day.
  Her efforts to better her community did not go unnoticed. After years 
of faithful service to her community, she was appointed to fill a 
vacant seat on the board of the Dublin San Ramon Services District to 
which she later won election, served on a multitude of committees, and 
served as president of the board.
  Maddi and her family have resided in the heart of our community since 
they arrived. We are grateful for her unwavering spirit of hope that 
continues to inspire She is survived by her husband, sons Brian and 
Robert, two granddaughters, Maddie and Lauren, and her brother, Stephan 
Abramson.

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