[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 3268-3269]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               REMEMBERING BEATRICE ``BEA'' JAIVEN HEINE

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2016

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the life of 
Beatrice ``Bea'' Jaiven Heine who passed away peacefully at her home on 
March 1, 2016 at the age of 94.
  The daughter of Russian immigrants, Mrs. Heine grew up in Connecticut 
where she graduated from Stamford High School. She went on to receive a 
Bachelor's degree at Southern Connecticut State Teachers College and 
later a Masters degree from Columbia University followed by her 
Doctoral degree in education from Temple University. She is best known 
professionally for decades as an educator in elementary school 
primarily for Haddon Township's fifth grade and later at the college 
level for teacher education with a focus on mathematics. Long before 
the importance of math education was widely acknowledged, Mrs. Heine 
creatively engaged students and future teachers to learn math with 
logic and showed that ``Math can be fun.''
  She was an avid traveler and met her husband, the late Joseph Heine, 
on a cruise. They were blessed with two daughters and shared nearly 34 
years of happy marriage.
  While her list of educational, career and personal accomplishments 
are no doubt impressive, her family notes that she was modest about her 
successes. It is fitting that March is

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designated as Women's History Month--a time to recognize and celebrate 
the accomplishments of women, like Mrs. Heine, both in our nation and 
in our communities, who have made a positive impact.
  Remembered for her sparkling eyes, winning dimples, auburn hair, 
radiant smile, and warm laugh, Mrs. Heine formed rewarding 
relationships with family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. To those 
who knew her, there is little doubt that the world is a better place 
because of Bea.

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