[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 123 (Monday, July 6, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE LIFE OF ALLISON ENDERT

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, July 6, 2020

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the tragically 
shortened life of Allison Endert, who died on June 15, 2020, while 
taking an afternoon walk in Seabright, California.
  Allison was born in Eureka, California, in 1977. She graduated from 
the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she developed a deep 
love and respect for the beautiful Santa Cruz area, its mountains, its 
ocean and the spirit of its people.
  Allison was a true public servant. At the time of her death she was 
an analyst on the staff of Santa Cruz County Supervisor Ryan Coonerty. 
Prior to that she served as an analyst for then County Supervisor Neal 
Coonerty, and as Assemblyman John Laird's District Director. She used 
her exceptional talents as effective vehicles to make a difference in 
the lives of people. She was justly proud of helping to establish the 
Nurse-Family Partnership, which connects first-time mothers to nurses 
to ease the transition to parenthood, and of being a key partner in the 
Twin Lakes Beach Project. She loved Hawaii, music concerts, being an 
ardent supporter of her daughters' schools, and her great delight was 
watching them play sports.
  The people who knew and loved Allison have expressed their feelings 
about her in many loving words. They say that she had moral clarity and 
was incredibly talented. She had a passion for public service and 
always tried to find ways to make lives better. She was a bright light 
who was always committed, friendly, caring, and loyal, and radiated 
compassion. She was a great listener with a deep commitment to social 
justice. She held herself and others to very high standards, she did 
what she said she would do, and always did it well. She adored her 
family and they came first in her life.
  Allison's dear friend and mine, Les Gardner, said of Allison, ``She 
was pure of heart. The most incredibly kind and principled young woman 
I have ever met. Life did not change her. When she died she was the 
same kind, young principled girl I knew so many years ago. A testament 
to her life is how many people she touched and are now mourning her 
loss.''
  Madam Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me 
in expressing our deepest condolences to Allison Endert's partner, Andy 
Tatum, and her two daughters, Molly Endert-Tatum and Lucy Endert-Tatum. 
She also leaves her mother, Kathy Huntley, two stepfathers, two 
brothers and a sister. Our community and our country have lost a 
shining star, one who contributed greatly and would have done even 
more, had she been given the time.