[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 28059-28060]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO ANNE MARGARET KELLEHER REAM

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 23, 2007

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
extraordinary member of my congressional staff for over 14 years, Anne 
Ream.
  Anne was born Anne Margaret Kelleher on January 23, 1943, in 
Winthrop, Massachusetts, to William Joseph Kelleher and Elizabeth 
Tyrrell, affectionately known as Betty.
  Anne graduated from Albertus Magnus College in 1964 with a B.A. in 
Economics and a minor in political science. She then went on to work as 
a securities research analyst at several stock brokerage firms in New 
York City and San Francisco between 1964 and 1969; as a portfolio 
analyst at Wells Fargo Bank between 1969 and 1971, and as a research 
assistant at Dataquest, Inc. between 1975-1979.
  On August 10, 1968, she married the love of her life, Christopher 
Ream, and they had 2 beautiful children; Jason born in 1971 and Anita 
born in 1974. While raising her 2 young children, she attended the 
Santa Clara University School of Law, received her Juris Doctor degree 
in 1983, and was admitted to the California Bar the same year. Anne 
practiced law at the firm of Auchincloss and Marblestone in Redwood 
City between 1984 and 1989.
  Anne is respected throughout our community as a real leader, 
volunteering with many organizations and serving as president of the 
Community Breast Health Project, board member of the Girls Club in East 
Palo Alto, executive vice president of the Palo Alto Foundation for 
Education, chair of the Resource Committee for Families in Transition, 
board chair of the Rachel Austin Foundation, board member and event co-
chair for the Association for Senior Day Health, and board member of 
the Associates of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.
  Anne is the proud and loving grandmother of Hollister and Jessica 
Ream, and just welcomed her newest granddaughter, Chloe Pollert.
  Since my first day as a Member of Congress in January 1993 until July 
2007, Anne Ream has worked effectively to serve the people of the 14th 
Congressional District, first as a field representative and then as my 
deputy district chief of staff in our Palo Alto District Office. She 
applied her years of experience and expertise to bring community 
leaders together on critical healthcare, women's and senior issues. She 
assisted hundreds of constituents and resolved complex problems with 
federal agencies, including Medicare, immigration, Social Security, 
disability and housing. Her compassion for constituents, especially for 
the disenfranchised, knew no bounds and she set a standard of 
excellence in everything she did. Her strong presence in our office 
will always be missed, as well as her rich sense of humor, her 
meticulous attention to detail and her endless reserve of knowledge.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the work of 
Anne Ream as she begins the next exciting chapter of her

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life. She has served the people of California's 14th Congressional 
District with grace and distinction and in doing so, she strengthened 
our community and made our country better. How proud I am of all she 
accomplished and how grateful I am to have her as my friend.

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