[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 146 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO CARNEY CAMPION

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 14, 1998

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of my 
Congressional District's very dedicated individuals, Carney Campion. 
Carney is being honored as he retires from the Golden Gate Bridge, 
Highway and Transportation District after 23 years of successful 
innovative transportation leadership. I am proud to mark this occasion 
with his family, friends, and colleagues on November 30, 1998 as we 
celebrate his truly remarkable accomplishments.
  Carney Campion is widely recognized as a transportation pioneer in 
his service to California's North Coast. As the eighth General Manager 
of the Bridge District, Carney successfully balanced a comprehensive 
transportation plan that effectively kept the North Coast linked to San 
Francisco. Due to Carney's strong leadership skills he was able to 
adapt the changing needs of our communities to the needs of 
individuals. He reduced automobile traffic and congestion, while 
protecting the environment with efficient and reliable alternatives 
such as buses and ferries.
  Carney's career accomplishments are many. Among the most noteworthy 
are the development and modernization of the unified bus and ferry 
system; the implementation of the District's public awareness, 
environmental health and public safety program; the purchase of the 
abandoned Northwestern Pacific Railroad right-of-way from Novato to 
Willits for vital future rail service; and his fervent commitment to 
the seismic safety of the Golden Gate Bridge.
  Carney has been instrumental in the advancement of electric toll 
collection systems on bridges throughout the world. As a long time 
advocate of North Coast transportation matters, he served as Past 
President to the Board of Directors on the Electric Toll and Traffic 
Management Task Force, and Vice Chair to the International Task Force 
of the International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association. In his 
many impressive civic endeavors, Carney has served as Secretary, 
Treasurer and Vice President to the Press Club of San Francisco during 
his 35 years of membership. He was also Vice President of the Marin 
Forum, and Director of the YMCA/Marin and the Marin Theatre Company.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to pay tribute to Carney 
Campion. The North Coast owes Carney Campion a great deal of gratitude 
for his tireless efforts throughout his 23 years of public service at 
the Golden Gate Bridge District. I extend my hearty congratulations and 
best wishes to Carney, his wife Kathryn of 45 years, his six children, 
and ten grandchildren for continued success and joy in the years to 
come. Carney Campion will be missed, and remembered.

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