[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5872]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JAMES FRANKEL

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I am pleased and honored to salute 
James B. Frankel, a respected lawyer, environmental activist, and a 
pillar of the San Francisco community who recently celebrated his 90th 
birthday.
  James Frankel was born on February 25, 1924, in Chicago to Louis and 
Thelma Frankel. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1945, 
Jim went on to earn a law degree from Yale University, where he met his 
future wife Louise. Shortly thereafter the couple moved to San 
Francisco, where they raised their family.
  In San Francisco, Jim maintained an active law practice until his 
retirement in 2000. He also contributed to the training and education 
of future lawyers, serving as an adjunct professor of law at Yale, UC 
Berkeley, Stanford, and UC Hastings.
  Those of us who know Jim know that he is an inspiring and vibrant man 
who has always been generous with both his time and his energy on 
behalf of so many worthy causes. As an avid nature lover and 
outdoorsman passionate about backpacking, skiing, and the annual 
bicycle trips across Europe that he continued to take well into his 
eighties, Jim was an early supporter of the Natural Resources Defense 
Council, for which he served as a trustee for nearly 20 years.
  My family is lucky to have known Jim for many years, and I have 
always admired his boundless passion and tireless zest for living life 
to its fullest. As Jim celebrates his 90th birthday, I am honored to 
join Louise, their children and five grandchildren, and Jim's many 
friends and admirers in offering my very best wishes on this wonderful 
milestone and many more years of continued happiness.

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