[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E155-E156]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING CARNEY CAMPION

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 10, 2016

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Carney Campion, who 
passed away in San Rafael, California, in December of last year. An 
executive with the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation 
District for over two decades, Mr. Campion was a devoted civil servant, 
a respected and accessible manager, and an ardent advocate for 
improving public transit.
   A lifelong Californian, Mr. Campion was born in Santa Rosa in 1928, 
and graduated from UC Berkeley in 1950 with a degree in Personnel and 
Public Administration. He held management roles with the Redwood Region 
Conservation Council and the Redwood Empire Association before joining 
the Golden Gate Bridge District. In 1998, at the age of 70, he retired 
from his general manager role, a position he held for 15 years. 
Following his retirement, he remained active throughout Marin County, 
including with the Marin County Cultural Services Commission and the 
Marin County Fair.
   Mr. Campion was a measured leader navigating an often chaotic 
environment. During his tenure, he oversaw expansion in ferry, bus and 
rail services, labor negotiations, a seismic retrofit of the Golden 
Gate Bridge, and other transportation modernization efforts. He is 
remembered by staff as a genuine, thoughtful leader dedicated to 
improving services for residents and visitors across the Bay Area.
   Mr. Campion's leadership has impacted countless lives throughout our 
region, with effects that can still be felt today, more than 15 years 
after his retirement. It is therefore appropriate that we pay tribute 
to Mr. Campion today and express our deepest condolences to his 
surviving wife, Kathryn, six children, 21 grandchildren, and nine 
great-grandchildren.

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