[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 101 (Thursday, June 26, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1084]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




A TRIBUTE TO EDWARD J. NEVIN, JR. ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2014

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Edward J. Nevin, Jr., on the 
great occasion of his 100th birthday.
  Ed Nevin was born on August 26, 1914, at 15th and Harrison in the 
South of Market District of San Francisco. He graduated from Sacred 
Heart High School in his beloved City of Saint Francis, and went on to 
graduate from St. Mary's College in Moraga.
  A passion for civic duty and a commitment to his community led Ed to 
a 34-year career in the San Francisco Police Department, where he 
served with distinction in several important positions. He was the 
Chief of the Chinatown Detail, Director of Special Services (Vice 
Squad), Commander of the San Francisco Housing Authority Police, and 
Chief of San Francisco International Airport Police.
  While Ed takes enormous pride in protecting the people of San 
Francisco, he has always considered his greatest accomplishment to be 
his family. He was married to Mazie McDermott Nevin for 70 years until 
her passing in 2009. Together they had seven children: Virginia, Edward 
III, Michael, Katherine, James, Margaret Mary, and Eileen; 22 
grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren.
  Ed and Mazie were deeply rooted in their Catholic faith, a guiding 
light that called them into selfless service to their community. They 
were longtime leaders in support of Catholic married couples and 
services for youth, and Ed was a recipient of the Special Recognition 
Award from the National Catholic Welfare Conference.
  Lifelong residents of the Bay Area, Ed and Mazie lived in San 
Francisco, Glen Ellen, San Ramon, and at The Magnolia in Millbrae.
  On August 26, 2014, Ed's family and friends will honor him on the 
blessed occasion of his 100th birthday with a celebration at the Irish 
Cultural Center in San Francisco.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in 
honoring Edward J. Nevin on his 100th birthday. He is a faith-filled 
family man who is revered by his colleagues, admired by the people he 
served, and beloved by his family. I am privileged to have known the 
Nevin family for many years and shared a beautiful friendship with 
their late son, Mike, a devoted and beloved public servant, and their 
daughter Margie and her husband, Patrick Johnston. Ed Nevin stands as a 
paragon of integrity and decency. He has strengthened his community and 
his country throughout a life filled with faith and raised an 
extraordinary family that continues to live the Nevin values. Our 
nation has been immensely bettered by Ed Nevin in countless ways over 
an entire American century, and we pay tribute to this great and good 
man who exemplifies the very best of America.

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