[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E147]
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                   HONORING THE LIFE OF JANET BASZILE

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 21, 2025

  Mr. LIEU. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Janet 
Baszile, who passed away peacefully in December of 2024. Born on 
January 18, 1939, in Royal Oak Township, Michigan to Willa Mae and 
Mamon Dean, she was the fourth of five daughters. Janet also sharpened 
her natural love of adventure and nature when she followed in her 
sisters' footsteps and attended Green Pastures Camp, the only camp in 
Michigan for Black children.
  Ms. Baszile attended Eastern Michigan University, where she pledged 
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She earned a B.A. in Education in 1961 and 
in 1962, she married Barry Baszile and moved to Los Angeles She began 
her eighteen-year career in the Los Angeles Unified School District by 
teaching kindergarten and third grade at Woodcrest Elementary School. 
She taught until 1980, when she retired to become a full-time mother.
  Ms Baszile lived on the Palos Verdes Peninsula for more than 53 
years, where she loved the natural beauty and gorgeous views. She was a 
dedicated community volunteer who drew strength from service. She 
served on the boards of Community Association of the Peninsula, 
Torrance Cultural Art Center Foundation, Providence Trinity Care 
Hospice, Palos Verdes Art Center, and the Los Angeles International 
Visitors Council. Janet was a Founding Member of the Affimty support 
group for the Volunteer Center, in South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, where 
she was honored as a Legend of the South Bay. When she wasn't 
volunteering, Janet enjoyed gardening, golf and travel. She was a world 
traveler, most recently having traveled to Ghana.
  Janet is survived by her two daughters, Natalie and Jennifer, her 
sons-in-law, Warrington and Malacai, and her three grandchildren, 
Hyacinth, Chloe, and Caleb. She is also survived by her sisters, 
Marion, Gloria, and Carol, her brother-in-law, Charles Baszile, and 
many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.

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