[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 130 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1856-E1857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO STANLEY M. UMEDA

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                         HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 1997

  Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to an outstanding 
member of the Sacramento community, Mr. Stanley M. Umeda. Today, Mr. 
Umeda's many friends and colleagues are gathered to commemorate his 40 
years of exemplary service to the State of California and the 
Sacramento County Welfare Department.
  A graduate of California State University, Sacramento, Mr. Umeda has 
forged a long and distinguished career in the fields of social work and 
mental health. His service in the public sector dates back to 1955, 
when, as an undergraduate at Sacramento State University, Mr. Umeda 
worked for the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
  Upon completing his education with a master of social work degree in 
1966, Mr. Umeda continued his State service as a psychiatric social 
worker in the California Department of

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Social Welfare. In that capacity, Mr. Umeda provided invaluable support 
and guidance to State hospital convalescent patients and their 
families.
  From 1969 until 1973, Mr. Umeda administered all phases of local 
mental health services for his assigned region as a Community program 
analyst with the California State Department of Mental Hygiene. In this 
role, he designed programs and budgets for a variety of local mental 
health services.
  As the executive secretary of the Conference of Local Health 
Officers, the Conference of Local Mental Health Directors, and the 
Citizens Advisory Council from 1973 until 1976, Mr. Umeda worked on the 
coordination of staff services for these organizations. He also 
assisted in the formulation of important regulatory changes in the 
California Administrative Code.
  Mr. Umeda's State service continued when he was appointed chief of 
the Office of Advisory Liaison within the California State Department 
of Health in 1976. For the next 2 years, he played a key role in 
coordinating health advice emanating from a wide variety of advisory 
boards and conferences to the Department of Health. Mr. Umeda fulfilled 
similar duties within the Department of Mental Health until 1979.

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