[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21152]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   A TRIBUTE TO LUCILLE EVELYN HOOPER

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                        HON. GRACE F. NAPOLITANO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 8, 1999

  Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with deepest sympathy that I pay 
a special tribute to my constituent Lucille Evelyn Hooper, who passed 
away in Whittier, California on Tuesday, September 7, 1999.
  Lucille was the mother of my dear friend Robert John Hooper, who is a 
dedicated teacher and Democratic Party activist and leader in my 34th 
Congressional District.
  Lucille Evelyn Hooper was born in Los Angeles, California on July 26, 
1921. She was raised in Alhambra, California where she attended local 
schools, Alhambra High School and Western Business College.
  Lucille was employed by the Southern Pacific Railroad for twenty 
years. She was a lifelong member of several service clubs, including 
the assistance League and P.E.O. Lucille's hobbies were travel and 
fashion.
  A dedicated wife and mother, Lucille is survived by her husband Jack 
Hooper, daughter Andrey Lynn Baugh, son-in-law Steve Lee Baugh, son 
Robert John Hooper, daughter-in-law Mary Catherine Hooper, and 
granddaughter Olivia Holland Hooper.
  Lucille Evelyn Hooper bravely battled cancer for over five years, 
from June 1994 until her death. Her friends and family will miss her 
greatly and to them I extend my sincerest heartfelt sympathy and pray 
that they will receive God's comforting graces in abundance.

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