[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 86 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1320]
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                      TRIBUTE TO HAROLD P. MACHEN

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                         HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 1999

  Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to Mr. Harold P. Machen of 
Sacramento, California. Mr. Machen passed away on June 11, 1999. He 
will be eulogized on June 19th and I ask all of my colleagues to join 
with me in remembering him as a great citizen and attorney.
  Harold P. Machen was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 17, 1924. 
After completing high school, he attended Lincoln University in 
Jefferson City, Missouri. While in college, he worked as a dining car 
waiter for the New York Central Railroad.
  His plans for law school were interrupted by the military draft. He 
served in the United States Coast Guard for three years. Upon leaving 
the Coast Guard, he studied at Los Angeles City College. He eventually 
earned his L.L.B. and Juris Doctorate from Southwestern Law School.
  On July 22, 1953 Mr. Machen was admitted to the California State Bar. 
He would enjoy an excellent legal career spanning more than forty 
years. After practicing law in the impoverished area of Watts in Los 
Angeles County, Mr. Machen moved to Sacramento in 1969.
  For the next several decades, Harold Machen established a first-rate 
reputation as an attorney and Counselor at Law, as well as a good 
friend to the Sacramento legal community. He was a special member of 
the Wiley Manuel Bar Association, of which he was a founding member in 
1977.
  As an accomplished attorney and community servant, Harold Machen 
rendered legal assistance and financial support to numerous 
organizations and social causes. Among these were the Volunteer Legal 
Services Programs, the Sacramento City Unified School District's 4th 
and 5th R Program, and the 100 Black Men Mentor Program.
  Concisely, Mr. Machen demonstrated a long-standing commitment to 
serving the legal needs of citizens in the State of California and 
especially in the Sacramento region. On July 14, 1995 he was honored by 
the Wiley Manuel Bar Association of Sacramento County for his 
outstanding 40 year legal career, as well as his efforts to improve 
employment and living conditions for Sacramento's citizens through his 
service on the City's Human Rights Commission.
  Mr. Speaker as Harold P. Machen is remembered in Sacramento, I ask 
all of my colleagues to join with me in saluting his outstanding record 
of quality legal representation, public service, and civic activism. 
His community contributions will certainly be remembered for many more 
years to come.




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