[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 149 (Tuesday, November 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF CHARLES W. ``CHARLIE'' MEYERS, SR.

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                          HON. JACKIE SPEIER-

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2010

  Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of Charles W. 
Meyers, a native San Franciscan, who passed away recently. He is 
survived by his beloved wife, Alene, and his daughters Charlene and 
Geraldine and his son, Charles ``Chip'' Meyers.
  Charlie, who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942, served 20 years in 
the State Assembly where he admirably represented San Francisco. First 
elected at age 24, he was one of the youngest men to be seated in the 
State Legislature. He chaired several key committees and distinguished 
himself in his work on protecting water quality, especially in the Bay 
Area. He was a staunch opponent of filling in tidelands and he won key 
protections for the right of cities and counties to exercise control 
over the location of highways and freeways. He was a great consumer 
advocate, authoring laws to toughen penalties for product trademark 
counterfeiting while cracking down on unscrupulous car mechanics and 
tow truck operators.
  He was a member of a wide variety of service organizations, including 
the Knights of Columbus, Native Sons of the Golden West Guadalupe 
Parlor, the San Francisco Friars Club, the Disabled American Veterans, 
the San Francisco Bay Area Emerald Society and he was a charter member 
of the United Irish Cultural Center. In 2006, he was honored as the San 
Franciscan of the year by the San Francisco Forum, and the following 
year the University of San Francisco recognized him for his many years 
of public service. He will be sorely missed as will his infectious 
smile and the ease at which he would break into laughter. Of course, 
his annual crab feed was legendary as were the phone calls he would 
make on behalf of the causes he supported.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that this body join me in a moment of silence 
for a tireless public servant who has left us with fond memories of a 
life well lived.

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