[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 347-348]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING ROBERT HOLSTEIN

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the late Bob 
Holstein, an attorney in Riverside, CA. He is survived by his wife, 
Loretta, and five children. I know they will all miss him very much.
  A former priest, Bob Holstein cared passionately about people. He did 
not just speak about peace and social justice, but worked for it every 
day of his life. He and Loretta regularly provided both the inspiration 
and the financial means to make projects come to fruition. Riverside's 
landscape and the lives of countless Californians were changed by their 
generosity.
  Bob Holstein counted my late friend and colleague, Congressman George 
Brown, among his good friends, along with many other government 
officials. He was also the friend of the University of California, 
Riverside, where he and Loretta endowed a chair in religious studies. 
It was also under his careful guidance that the campus built St. 
Andrew's Newman Center.
  Upon hearing of his friend's death, Bishop Gerald Barnes of the 
Diocese of San Bernardino said: ``In a world long on style, Bob 
Holstein was long on substance. He was genuine. Bob lived what he 
believed. And what he believed was justice and fairness for all 
peoples. Particularly the poor and disenfranchised.''

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  I ask my colleagues to join me today in honoring Bob Holstein, who 
dedicated his life to the betterment of his fellow men and women. He 
will be sorely missed by his friends, colleagues, and by the countless 
people who live better lives because of his actions.

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