[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 9, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E466]
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                     TRIBUTE TO CLIFFORD STANFIELD

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2002

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
distinguished American and longtime resident of San Mateo County, 
Clifford Stanfield, who passed away on March 3, 2002, at the age of 
eighty-four.
  He leaves his beloved wife Ruth of thirty-one years, his son Raphael 
and his daughter Sue Spackman, as well as five grandchildren, two 
brothers and a sister.
  A graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Clifford 
Stanfield worked as an architect until his retirement in 1984. A 
distinguished veteran of the U.S. Navy, he worked as a ship's painter 
during World War 11, serving on the destroyer-tender USS Dixie in the 
South Pacific.
  A native of Iowa, in 1971, Clifford Stanfield moved with his wife 
Ruth to California's Coastside where he gave generously of his time and 
talents to the community. An ardent environmentalist, Clifford 
Stanfield volunteered as a docent with the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve 
and the Coyote Point Museum. Utilizing his considerable expertise in 
architecture and construction, Mr. Stanfield volunteered with the 
occupational therapy department at Mills Hospital, designing objects 
for patients to use in their therapy.
  Service was a way of life for Clifford Stanfield. Even on his regular 
strolls through Half Moon Bay, he was known to pick up trash left in 
the streets and deliver newspapers to the doorsteps of his neighbors.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to this 
great and good man and offer the condolences of the entire House of 
Representatives to his family. We are a better community, a better 
country and a better people because of Clifford Stanfield.

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