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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 913 Offered February 9, 2017 Celebrating the life of Ruth Friedenthal Kanter. ---------- Patrons-- Hope, Lopez and Sullivan; Senators: Ebbin, Favola and Howell ----------

WHEREAS, Ruth Friedenthal Kanter, a tireless activist and a compassionate community leader who devoted decades of service to the residents of Arlington as a volunteer and a civil servant, died on May 11, 2016; and

WHEREAS, born in Manhattan, Ruth Kanter attended The Dalton School; she graduated from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she developed an interest in workers’ rights and racial justice, and was a Radcliffe student in the Harvard Graduate Department of Social Relations, where she received a master’s degree in psychology; and

WHEREAS, in 1964, Ruth Kanter relocated to Arlington with her family and began 40 years of involvement with the Arlington County Democratic Committee after supporting Lyndon B. Johnson’s campaign for the presidency; passionately supporting progressive candidates, she played an important role in nearly every local Democratic campaign until 2002; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Kanter worked hard to enhance the quality of life for all Arlington residents and eliminate poverty as a longtime member and treasurer of the Arlington Community Action Program; she also volunteered with a store that supported a local women’s shelter and was a regular participant on many committees and commissions; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Kanter also helped establish an independent ombudsman’s office to handle citizen concerns with the Arlington County government and later served as a Deputy Commissioner of Revenue for 14 years; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Kanter will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband, Herschel; sons, Mathew Lonberg and Nils Lonberg, and their families; her caregiver of 13 years, Delphine Roberts; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Ruth Friedenthal Kanter, a devoted activist and volunteer who made countless contributions to the Arlington community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Ruth Friedenthal Kanter as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.