[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF EDMUND L. REGALIA

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                          HON. MARK DeSAULNIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 6, 2018

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and 
service of a longtime Contra Costa resident, Mr. Edmund Regalia.
  At an early age, Ed committed to his passion for serving others by 
participating in school leadership, acting as President of a social-
civil rights club, and joining the Naval ROTC while attending U.C. 
Berkeley. He spent his summers with the Navy in locations around the 
country and abroad, including travel through the Panama Canal. After 
graduating with a degree in Political Science in 1952, Ed reported for 
duty immediately to San Diego where he served mainly on destroyers in 
the Pacific during the Korean War. Toward the end of his tour, he 
served as Legal Officer on his ship, the Laws. During his time with the 
Navy, Ed visited Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Guam, the 
Philippines, Taiwan, and Hawaii. Ed retired from active service in 1955 
as a Lieutenant.
  After he left the military, Ed enrolled at Boalt Hall Law School at 
U.C. Berkeley, and in 1964 was a co-founder of Miller Starr Regalia, a 
law firm focusing on real property cases. During his time as a 
practicing attorney, Ed received numerous awards for his work and 
contributions to the legal field. Ed went on to serve two terms on the 
California Law Revision Commission, appointed first by Governor Davis 
and re-appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
  Motivated by the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert 
Kennedy in 1968, Ed and other members of the Walnut Creek Democratic 
Club formed the Kennedy-King Memorial Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)(3) 
nonprofit organization. From 1968 through 2017, he served continuously 
on the Board where he oversaw $4.4 million in scholarships awarded to 
assist 750 students from Contra Costa County Community Colleges 
transition to four-year universities. Ed also served on Homeowner's 
Boards, both as President and pro-bono legal advisor, and the Board of 
both the Diablo Symphony and the Walnut Creek Library Foundation.
  Ed's dedication to his job, his family, and his community was 
admirable. Ed passed away on February 6, 2018. He will be missed 
sincerely by those who had the pleasure of knowing him, including his 
wife Gwen; children Doug, Ken, Phil, and Connie; and his grandchildren 
and great-grandchildren.

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