I Remember Liz
Mary Lofton
LLLI Public Relations Manager
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 20 No. 3, May-June 2003, p. 115
When I think
of Liz, I think of the vivacious and articulate woman who subdued talk
show hosts and maneuvered legal minds to rethink their positions. Ideas
flowed through her, sparked by her enthusiasm for life. She was quick
to assess a difficult situation and to understand the essence of a legal
problem. She was productive beyond measure in the 10 plus years I knew
her.
My first conversation
with her in 1992 lasted over an hour. We were discussing a difficult
breastfeeding legal case. She was so clear on it. Step by step she walked
me through all the possibilities and then laid out the strategy.
Throughout the
years her help was but a phone call away whether it be a mother, a La
Leche League Leader, or an attorney. In the field of public nursing
and breastfeeding and employment she openly educated the media, health
professionals, legislators, and government officials. In quiet and persistent
ways she influenced attorneys and judges in her neverending quest to
help mothers and babies to be together in custody and visitation cases.
Yet she always
considered and honored the rights of the father. She worked relentlessly
toward mediated decisions so that mothers and fathers would be the ones
to amicably decide a future for their children rather than have the
courts make the decision for them. The cultural trend of ignoring the
needs of babies and young children has been turned around. Children
yet to be born will benefit from the work that she has done.
I keep hearing
her voice now, her laughter, her good sense, her humor. Her work will
go on as her warm and loving spirit continues to inspire me each day.
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