    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [December 3, 1994]
    [Page 2143]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Death of Elizabeth Glaser
    December 3, 1994

        Hillary and I are deeply saddened at Elizabeth Glaser's passing. She
    was our friend and an inspiration to us as she was to millions of
    others. Our prayers are with Paul and Jake, her parents, and her
    brother.
        Elizabeth confronted the challenge of AIDS in her own life and lost
    her beloved daughter to AIDS at a time when our Government and our
    country were too indifferent to this illness and the people who had it.
        She refused to let that indifference stand, fighting bravely for
    more investment in AIDS research and better treatment and care,
    especially for children with AIDS. She enlisted Americans from both
    parties and all walks of life in her cause, and she awakened America to
    AIDS.
        I will never forget what she said about her daughter in her address
    to the Democratic Convention:
        ``She taught me to love when all I wanted to do was hate. She taught
    me to help others when all I wanted to do was help myself. She taught me
    to be brave when all I felt was fear. My daughter and I loved each other
    with simplicity. America, we can do the same.''
        We will all miss Elizabeth Glaser. We need more like her. We must
    honor her memory by finishing the work to which she gave everything she
    had.