congressional_record: CREC-1998-11-12-pt1-PgE2322-4
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| CREC-1998-11-12-pt1-PgE2322-4 | 1998-11-12 | 105 | 2 | 144 | IN MEMORY OF CAROLINE DREWES | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | INMEMORYOF | E2322 | E2322 | [{"name": "Sam Farr", "role": "speaking"}] | 144 Cong. Rec. E2322 | Congressional Record, Volume 144 Issue 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998) [Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2322] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] IN MEMORY OF CAROLINE DREWES ______ HON. SAM FARR of california in the house of representatives Thursday, November 12, 1998 Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join the country in mourning the passing of Caroline Drewes, an articulate interpreter of our times. Caroline was born in 1917, a fourth generation San Franciscan, to Olga and Horace Clifton. Her mother was President of the San Francisco Opera, who endowed her daughter with an appreciation for music and the grand style. Caroline graduated from Miss Burke's School and attended University of California, Berkeley. At the age of nineteen, after the death of her father, she was hired by the San Francisco Call, becoming one of the first women in the area to cover hard news. Caroline loved to learn about people, and then communicate the story with vivid descriptions that reflected her wide range of interests. Caroline married Robert Drewes in 1940, and they lived for a time in Washington, D.C. where her three children were born. When they returned to San Francisco in 1947 with their children, Robert, Stephen and Erica, Caroline was welcomed back to the Call. A working mother, she wrote a society column from home when her children were young, and devoted herself to community causes as well. Caroline also indulged her sophisticated tastes, attending performances, hosting musicales, and entertaining friends. Caroline's loving husband, Superior Court Judge Robert Drewes, died in 1987. Asked by a friend how she coped in low moments, Caroline replied that she put on her best dress. She also became an intrepid traveler, and of course, wrote of her travels. Her talent for writing was complimented by her breadth of mind. Caroline's warmth towards others was made more enchanting by her elegant style and joie de vivre. Her friends, saddened by her loss, use words like ``exquisite,'' ``classic,'' ``true sophisticate.'' San Francisco chronicler Herb Caen named Caroline to the top 10 people in the City with good vibes. I join the loving family and wide circle of friends of Caroline Drewes in expressing how much we feel her absence. However, everyone who ever knew her, carries warm memories of her lovely presence. ____________________ |