[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 56 (Monday, April 7, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO SIDNEY F. TYLER

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 7, 2014

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Sidney 
F. Tyler, of Pasadena, California, a man of great integrity, a 
dedicated public servant, and an outstanding community leader, who 
passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014.
   Sid was born in Abington, Pennsylvania on July 19, 1932. While in 
his teens, after his family moved to Colorado, he developed a great 
love of the outdoors, particularly for camping, skiing and hiking. He 
earned his Bachelor's Degree in American Government from Harvard in 
1954, and then served in the Marine Corps for three years, stationed in 
Japan and Korea. Sid began working in the pharmaceutical marketing 
research field shortly after his honorable discharge in 1957. In 1969, 
Mr. Tyler moved his family to Pasadena and accepted a position with 
Tenet Healthcare the following year, where he remained until retiring 
as executive vice president in 1994.
   After his retirement, Mr. Tyler was elected to the Pasadena City 
Council in 1997, where he served for twelve years. Known for his astute 
financial expertise, Sid effectively led the city through the effects 
of the power industry deregulation, chairing the city's Deregulation 
Committee. A supporter of the outdoors, particularly trees, he helped 
pass a tree protection ordinance in Pasadena, which protected oak trees 
and other species growing on public and private property, an 
accomplishment of which he was very proud.
   Sid believed in active participation in his community, and to that 
end, his record of community service is impressive. He served on the 
boards of the Pasadena Community Foundation, Eastern Sierra Land Trust, 
Pacific Asia Museum and Descanso Gardens, was a trustee and board chair 
at Chandler School, was on the Vestry at All Saints Episcopal Church, 
and gave generously to open space and environmental causes.
   Married for fifty-five years, Sid and his wife Betsey, have four 
children, Toby, David, Richard and Becky, and eight grandchildren.
   Sid was an irreplaceable part of our community, and he will be 
sorely missed. He was a model public servant, admired by all as a man 
of impeccable character, a great gentleman, and a trusted friend. I ask 
all members to join me in remembering one of Pasadena's most admired 
citizens, Sid Tyler.

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