[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8288]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING TERESA SCALZO

  Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, today I wish to honor Ms. Teresa Scalzo, 
who recently passed away after a 23 year legal career focused on public 
service, supporting the victims of violence and sexual assault, and 
advancing the prosecution of those horrible crimes. After a battle with 
an aggressive cancer, Teresa passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016.
  A native of Easton, PA, Teresa earned a law degree from Temple 
University School of Law in 1993. Over the next 23 years, she held 
numerous legal positions, all focused on giving victims a voice and 
advancing the prosecution of these complex cases.
  Most recently, Teresa served as the deputy director of the U.S. Navy 
Judge Advocate General's Corps Trial Counsel Assistance Program. In 
this position, Teresa helped cultivate and hone the skills of multiple 
generations of Navy prosecutors, enhancing the Navy's ability to 
support victims of sexual assault and to hold perpetrators accountable. 
Among the many prestigious and important positions throughout her 
career, she also served as senior policy adviser for the Department of 
Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, director of the 
National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women, chief of 
the sex crimes unit at the Northampton County District Attorney's 
Office, and a member of the sexual assault response team at the 
National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
  Teresa radiated that special balance of determination and compassion 
that enabled victims of sexual assault and family violence to find 
their voices in the pursuit of justice. In recognition of her 
accomplishments, she received the 2009 Visionary Award from Ending 
Violence Against Women International. In 2001, she received the Allied 
Professional Award for Outstanding Commitment to Victims' Services from 
the Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley.
  I would like to recognize Ms. Scalzo's honorable commitment and 
exceptional service to victims, the justice system, and our country. 
She is survived by her mother Marie; her brother Carl; his wife 
Theresa; and her nephew and nieces, Brett, Paige, and Maggie. It is an 
honor to stand in recognition of this compassionate advocate and seeker 
of justice.

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