[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF DENISE BURSTEIN

  (Ms. DEAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember and honor my 
constituent and friend, Denise Burstein. Denise passed away on May 13 
due to complications related to ALS.
  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and community leader. She 
was a woman of diverse passions and talent, an avid knitter, quilter, 
radio operator, and I recently learned that she had a black belt in 
karate.
  She devoted her life to helping others, working as a school speech 
and language therapist and continuing to help children even after her 
retirement.
  She was first to volunteer, whether it was as a local committeeperson 
with the Boy Scouts, coaching, training therapy dogs, or, after her 
diagnosis, helping spread awareness of ALS.
  To know Denise is to know her husband, Frank. They are two parts of a 
single smile, wonderful hosts whose brunches are the places to be for 
friendship, politics, and delicious food.
  I join Denise's family, friends, and wider community in mourning the 
loss of an incredible woman. I am better for having known her.

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