[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16268]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN MEMORY OF ETHEL MARIE SILVER

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 5, 2002

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to an 
individual whose dedication to the community and to the overall well 
being of the city of Riverside, California, was unparalleled. Riverside 
was indeed fortunate to have such a dynamic and dedicated political and 
community leader who willingly and unselfishly gave of her time and 
talents to make her community a better place in which to live and work. 
The individual I am speaking of is Ethel Marie Silver, a close friend 
and mentor. She passed away Sunday, September 1, 2002 at the Riverside 
Community Hospital after complications from surgery at the age of 76.
  Ethel was born in Hemet, California but lived most of her life in 
Riverside and graduated from Riverside Poly High School in 1944. She 
earned her registered nurse degree from Los Angeles County General 
Hospital School of Nursing where she met her husband, Dr. Harrison 
Silver. After graduation, she played a vital role in establishing the 
Riverside General Hospital Medical Auxiliary and later served as 
president. Ethel also regularly volunteered at the hospital blood bank.
  Ethel's passion for her work as a nurse was matched by her passion 
for politics. Throughout her life, she had been involved in campaigns 
from the local level to the federal level. Ethel got her start in 
politics volunteering on a successful 1962 congressional campaign from 
Riverside. Over the years she became a master of political strategy and 
worked tirelessly helping candidates.
  She was a member of several community organizations including the 
California Republican Central Committee and was a delegate and 
alternate to several Republican national conventions. Ethel received 
many awards throughout her lifetime and in 1997 she received the 
Presidents Achievement award from the Riverside County Federation of 
Republican Women.
  She is survived by her husband, her son, Jeffrey, her daughter, 
Jennifer Barns, two grandchildren, her brother William Gruber, and two 
sisters, Lil Harvill and Florence Danson. My thoughts and prayers go 
out to them for their loss.
  Mr. Speaker, looking back at Ethel's life, we see a woman dedicated 
to her family and community--an American whose gifts to the Inland 
Empire and southern California led to the betterment of those who had 
the privilege to come in contact or work with her. Honoring Ethel's 
memory is the least we can do today for all that she gave over her 
lifetime.

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