[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 56 (Thursday, March 25, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1810-S1811]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING MARLENE BANE

 Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, today I rise to recognize the life 
of Ms. Marlene Bane.
  Marlene answered the highest calling of dedication to her country, 
her State, and her local community. Along with her husband, Assemblyman 
Tom Bane, she carved out a unique niche in State government through a 
blend of intelligence, soft-spoken charm, organization, and, most of 
all, dear friends and

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relatives. She spent a lifetime engaged in political consulting and 
nonprofit projects such as lupus research and the Jewish Home for the 
Aging.
  Marlene worked tirelessly to improve California and serve those most 
in need. She was also well known and loved throughout L.A.'s Jewish 
community for her civic activism and support for Israel.
  Marlene was renowned for mentoring an amazing number of our political 
leaders on how to serve constituents with honor and commitment. Up to 
the last week of her life, she threw herself into the cause of 
supporting candidates. She believed in the commandment of Tikkun Olam, 
that she must leave the world better than she found it. It is 
undeniable that she left those who knew her better off for having known 
her.

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