{news} Ralph Nader's Mother Dies

[Green Party-CT]

Ralph Nader's Mother Dies 



    ADVERTISERS          
---------------------------------
  Advertise on ctnow 
       -->Associated Press

January 24 2006

WINSTED -- Rose Bouziane Nader, a Lebanese immigrant and author who raised a family of civic activists including her son, consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, has died. She was 99.

She died Friday at her Winsted home "peacefully and in no pain" just 18 days before her 100th birthday, Ralph Nader said Monday. The cause was congestive heart failure.

"It's just breaking us up," Nader said. "The heart that's been beating since 1906 couldn't make it until [Feb. 7]. She put a lot of forces into motion directly and through her children that I think created a lot of improvement in our country."

Born in Zahle, Lebanon, Rose Nader became a high school teacher of French and Arabic. She married Nathra Nader in 1925, and emigrated to the United States a short time later, settling in Danbury and then in Winsted, where they raised four children. Her husband, a businessman, died in 1991.

Rose Nader was active in adult education in Connecticut. Her first son, Shafeek Nader, who died in 1986, was the principal founder of Northwestern Connecticut Community College. She was involved in Peace Action and Co-op America, and she served as president of The Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest.

In 1991 she authored "It Happened in the Kitchen," which explained her philosophy of raising children and the connection between good food and diverse family dinner conversations.

Ralph Nader founded numerous consumer groups, including the Public Interest Research Group and Center for Auto Safety. In 2000 he was the Green Party presidential candidate. He ran for president in 2004 as an independent.

He recalled his mother's advice when entering the national political scene.

"She always said if you think there's anything more difficult than becoming well-known in our country, it's learning how to endure it," Nader said.

In addition to her son, Rose Nader is survived by two daughters, Dr. Claire Nader of Washington, D.C., and Winsted, and Laura Nader of Berkeley, Calif.; a sister, Angele Bouziane Mokhiber, of Pittsburgh; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A memorial service has yet to be scheduled.   Copyright 2006 Associated Press 




===========================================================
      THE GREEN PARTY OF CONNECTICUT is the third largest political party in CT. The Greens are also the third largest political party in the US, with 220 Greens officeholders in 27 states. Over 80 countries in world have Green Parties. Wangari Maathai, the 2004 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is Kenya's assistant minister for environment and an elected Green Party member.
===========================================================
National Committee member from Connecticut: Tim McKee (860) 324-1684

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://pairlist10.pair.net/mailman/private/ctgp-news/attachments/20060124/86002380/attachment.html>