[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA LOMBARD--30TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 26, 2023

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as we pay special tribute to 
the contributions and sacrifices made by our Nation's women during 
Women's History Month. It is an honor to pay homage to outstanding 
women who are making a difference in my Congressional District. I would 
like to recognize a remarkable woman, Patricia Lombard of the Larchmont 
Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
  Patricia Lombard has worked as a communications consultant and writer 
since moving to Los Angeles in 1988. She served as a contributor to the 
Larchmont Buzz an online newspaper covering news from Hancok Park, 
Larchmont Village, and the Greater Wilshire areas of Los Angeles, since 
the inception of the site in 2011. In 2015, Ms. Lombard along with 
Elizabeth Fuller, acquired the Larchmont Buzz from founders Mary Hawley 
and Julie Grist, and over the years have produced thousands of local 
news stories. Patricia is currently the editor and co-publisher of the 
Larchmont Buzz which has given her the opportunity to highlight the 
work of neighborhood leaders and city officials regarding important 
local issues.
  Ms. Lombard has been a tireless and dedicated volunteer in local 
civic affairs. She has served on the Fremont Place Association board of 
directors for over 15 years, and represented the Association on the 
Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council until she joined the Larchmont 
Buzz.
  Since 2007, Patricia has been an active member of the Hancock Park 
Garden Club, where she served as president from 2009 to 2011. She is a 
member of Larchmont Village Business Improvement District, Wilshire 
Rotary club of Angeles, Larchmont Boulevard Association, and The Ebell 
of Los Angeles, a women's nonprofit organization established in 1894, 
where she served as the organization's 64th president from 2020 to 
2022.
  For nearly 20 years, Patricia was involved with the Natural History 
Museum of Los Angeles County, where she served as a Trustee and was 
inspired to pursue local history. The Natural History Museum Seaver 
Center for Western History Research provided a key image of Larchmont 
that motivated her to research the story of this unique street. 
Patricia's book, ``Larchmont,'' was published in 2015. Patricia and her 
husband, William D. Simon, live in Fremont Place, and they have 2 
daughters, Emily, and Alexandra. Emily and her husband Dan live in the 
Larchmont Village area, and Alexandra is currently planning to move to 
San Francisco, California to pursue a career in social work.
  I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 30th Congressional District, Patricia 
Lombard.

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