[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 57 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN RECOGNITION OF RANDY ROYCE

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 19, 2012

  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Randy Royce, a member of the 
San Carlos City Council for four years and a resident of this wonderful 
community for over 30 years. Randy has served San Carlos with 
distinction both on the council and before becoming a member.
  When people think of Randy they think of community and even global 
service. As a member of the Sister Cities Association, Randy has 
strengthened the ties between San Carlos and its sister cities around 
the world. In 2007, Randy travelled to Pass Christian Mississippi, a 
town adopted by San Carlos after the 2005 devastation of Hurricane 
Katrina. Both through his on-site effort to reconstruct that city and 
through his encouragement of donations to the community, Randy helped 
to raise structures and the spirits of his fellow Americans.
  In his earliest years in San Carlos, Randy could be found coaching 
soccer, and urging the development of the hearts, bodies and minds of 
the youth of San Carlos. As a man of many talents, he has also boosted 
the love of local history by serving as a volunteer with the San Carlos 
History Museum, and he volunteered for many years to organize the 
Summer Concert Series in Burton Park. On behalf of the less fortunate 
within our Peninsula Community, Randy has served on the Board of 
Directors of the Housing Endowment and Regional Trust (HEART). He 
served on the San Carlos Arts and Culture Commission, the city's 
Economic Development Advisory Committee, the Planning Commission and 
the Residential Design Review Committee. He has also served as Mayor of 
San Carlos.
  Of course, if you really want to see Randy hustle for two days non-
stop, you can spot him helping from dawn until dusk during the annual 
Hometown Days celebration, a charming small-town event that celebrates 
family, community and country. In short, Mr. Speaker, from his own 
backyard in San Carlos to places around the globe, Randy has extended 
his heart and his talents in service to the health, safety and welfare 
of tens of thousands of human beings.
  It should therefore not be surprising that Randy has also helped to 
build our local community college district's curriculum and programs as 
a member of the Canada College Presidential Advisory Committee. His 
service in senior management positions at Hewlett Packard, Agilent and 
three Silicon Valley start-ups demonstrated to him that talented 
employees are first molded through education, then invited to be 
further educated in the enterprises of our nation. Our community was 
fortunate to have his insights available to its students.
  Through his own education in finance, and his life's experiences, 
Randy was able to offer steady counsel to his colleagues on the City 
Council of San Carlos. He was often a voice of reason amidst a 
passionate outcry, a role that is difficult for any public servant, but 
an essential role within any democracy.
  Of course, no public servant is capable of such great accomplishments 
without the support of family members. Randy has been supported at all 
times by his talented wife, Yvette, and his two sons Roger and Todd.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask this body to rise with me to honor Randy Royce for 
a life and career dedicated to public service on the occasion of his 
retirement on December 12, 2011. Randy Royce is an American who thinks 
reflexively about the well-being of us all. As a result, his 
contributions to San Carlos and to our nation over these many decades 
are legion, and will surely last for generations yet to come.

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