[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 35 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      TRIBUTE TO RAYMOND SPILLMAN

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                         HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 24, 1994

  Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Raymond 
Spillman, who will be retiring from the Internal Revenue Service in 
Sacramento, CA, after 38 years of Federal service. On Friday, February 
18, 1994, family, friends, and colleagues held a dinner in his honor to 
bid a fond farewell as he retires.
  Through the course of his Federal service experience Ray has had the 
opportunity to live and work in a number of locations across this great 
country of ours and has confronted many challenges in the complex world 
of tax collection. In this capacity, he has developed outstanding 
leadership abilities, clearly demonstrated by the respect he commands 
from his peers for his work in managing the Sacramento district office 
of the IRS. He began his service to the United States in the Army, 
which included a stint as a finance officer in Japan during the early 
fifties. He began his career with the Internal Revenue Service as a 
revenue agent in Chicago. Along the way he earned a law degree from 
DePaul University, and worked his way up to the position of district 
director in Albany, NY. This was followed by a move to Washington, DC, 
where Ray served as Deputy Assistant to the Commissioner of the IRS 
during the Carter administration and during a portion of Reagan's first 
term. Finally, his career brought him to Sacramento, where he was 
selected to serve as the district's first director in 1983.
  There has been a number of notable achievements in the course of 
Ray's career with the Internal Revenue Service. What stands out in my 
mind, because it is of great benefit to my constituents, was his 
leadership in formulating the new Sacramento district. He assembled the 
management team, and set the standard of excellence which they follow 
to this day. The Sacramento district under his leadership has led the 
way in specializing in quality customer service.
  Ray has put to work his tremendous leadership abilities in areas 
other than the IRS. Throughout his life experiences Ray has developed a 
genuine understanding of the many issues affecting the quality of life 
in America, and has eagerly jumped into leadership positions with a 
number of community organizations. He was the founding president of the 
Federal Executive Association of Sacramento. He is on an advisory board 
of the University of California system. He is the chairman of the 
Sacramento area United Way. He is also on the board of trustees of the 
Mercy Foundation where he is involved in fundraising for five 
hospitals. As you can see, Ray is a well-rounded and highly educated 
man with a wealth of real-world experience who readily applies his 
experience and abilities to both his career and his community. 
Sacramento has been very fortunate to be the home of such an 
outstanding leader.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today to recognize 
Raymond Spillman for his commitment to the Federal Government and to 
his community. He is an example that all public servants would do well 
to emulate. I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating him and 
wishing him happiness in his retirement.

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