[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16892]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      IN HONOR OF LISA M. ANDERSON

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 26, 2000

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay respect to Lisa M. 
Anderson, a lawyer and political activist who died at the age of 34 
last week.
  Ms. Anderson was born in Orlando, Florida and graduated from the 
University of South Florida in Tampa. After college, she moved to 
Cleveland to attend Case Western University School of Law, where she 
graduated in 1996. Lisa quickly established herself as part of the 
community in Cleveland, as a member of the Sierra Club, Amnesty 
International, the Society of International Law Students, and as a 
mentor to international law students and first year law students.
  While a student, Lisa headed a program to place foreign law students 
in local jobs. Upon her graduation from Case, she received the 
Frederick K. Cox International Law Center Award for outstanding 
service. As an attorney, she was admitted to the bar in both Ohio and 
Florida.
  Lisa Anderson worked on numerous political campaigns, including my 
own congressional race in 1996 after her graduation from Case. In 1998, 
she volunteered as a driver for the U.S. Senate campaign of former 
Cuyahoga County Commissioner Mary O. Boyle, but was soon hired to 
research issues and draft position papers. In July of that year, Lisa 
was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She underwent surgery, and soon 
continued her work on the campaign from her computer at home. A 
favorite memento from that campaign was a picture with First Lady 
Hillary Rodham Clinton.
  After her diagnosis, Lisa focused her attention and energy on cancer 
research. She participated in the Brain Tumor Lobby Day on Capitol Hill 
in 1999 where she visited with me and other Members of Ohio's 
delegation to Congress to help us focus our attention on cancer 
research and the needs of individuals with brain tumors. Ms. Anderson 
also participated in, and served on the founding board of The Gathering 
Place, a cancer wellness facility in Beachwood, Ohio.
  I ask you to join me in expressing my deepest condolences to Lisa's 
family and many friends, and honoring the memory of Lisa Anderson.

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