[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 47 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E623-E624]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE LIFE OF CHARLES McGLASHAN

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 4, 2011

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart today to honor my 
friend, Marin County Supervisor Charles McGlashan, who passed away 
suddenly on March 27 at the

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age of only 49. Charles was a good man and a dedicated public servant 
who represented his community with uncommon diligence and decency.
  Charles was passionate and relentless in pursuit of important causes, 
exercising strong leadership to champion the SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area 
Rail Transit) train, the Marin Energy Authority, the Marin Economic 
Forum, a ban on plastic shopping bags, and even a resolution urging the 
U.S. to withdraw from the Iraq war. He cared about people; he cared 
about the environment; and he cared about a just and peaceful world.
  Born July 15, 1961 in Hillsborough, California, Charles attended Yale 
and Stanford Universities before settling in Marin County in 1991. As a 
business consultant, his focus was on environmental issues and he 
quickly became a leader in local groups like the Mann Conservation 
League and the Environmental Education Council of Marin.
  His green activism helped him earn an appointment to a vacancy on the 
Marin Municipal Water District Board in 2003. A year later he won 
election to the Board of Supervisors, where he was in the middle of his 
second term at the time of his death.
  During his tenure in public service, Charles demonstrated a grasp of 
complex issues and an eloquent speaking style. Whatever his fervor, he 
always listened to other viewpoints. He was both a principled advocate 
and a pragmatic consensus-builder. I knew I could count on him as a 
true partner on issues important to the 6th Congressional District.
  Charles is survived by his wife, Carol Misseldine, whom he met when 
both worked for Natural Strategies, a sustainability organization, as 
well as two brothers.
  Mr. Speaker, Charles McGlashan brought to the Board of Supervisors a 
visionary's commitment to the environment and an acute sense of right 
and wrong. He embodied the very best of Marin County's spirit of 
progressive activism. Like so many in the community, I will miss his 
big smile, his good heart and his infectious personality. He leaves 
behind a legacy of important work. His memory must inspire us to 
continue that work in his honor.

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