[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 186 (Thursday, November 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF RUTH LAVINE

  (Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to mourn the loss of 
Ruth Lavine, who passed away at the age of 103.
  Ruth was born in Hamburg, Germany, but emigrated to Los Angeles as 
the Nazi Party was rising to power in the 1930s.
  Ruth became a lifelong Trojan, receiving both her undergraduate and 
law degrees from the University of Southern California. She was one of 
only five female students in her USC Law School class.
  Ruth and her husband, Dick, married in 1944, spending 50 wonderful 
years together.
  Ruth enjoyed an active role in her children's lives and maintained 
involvement in the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, the L.A. 
County Bar Association, and Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles.
  Ruth established a scholarship in her husband's memory to help 
students at USC Law School, just one of her many philanthropic efforts 
for her alma mater in the heart of our district, the 37th.
  She is survived by her children, Cathy and Raymond, and her three 
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I hope everyone will join me in mourning the loss of 
Ruth Lavine and celebrating her life of full love and learning.

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