[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 4, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E475-E476]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE MEMORY OF COUNCIL MEMBER MARK HARGROVE

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                          HON. NORMA J. TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  Mrs. TORRES of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my 
constituent from the City of Chino, Council Member Mark Hargrove. It is 
with more than a heavy heart that I share that Mark Hargrove passed 
away on March 28, 2021.
  Mark Hargrove served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1983 to 
1987, where he acquired the ranking of Sergeant. Following his service, 
Mark worked for the next thirty years at the California Department of 
Corrections. Twenty of those years were spent at the California 
Institute for Men in Chino, from which he retired as a Lieutenant.
  Mark also played an important role in local policymaking. Mark served 
on the Planning Commission for the City of Chino and was then elected 
in 2018 to sit on the City Council. Mark became sick shortly after 
taking office but continued to fight for his community: he served as 
the City of Chino's representative on the Santa Ana Watershed Advisory 
Council, the Citizen's Advisory Committee to the California Institute 
for Men and Women, the Chino Valley Unified School District Measure G 
Oversight Committee, and the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce board. 
Such unyielding commitment to improving the lives of the residents of 
our community, even in the face of adversity, is just one reason we 
will miss Mark.
  Along with being dedicated to his civic employment, Mark gave his 
time to supporting youth sports and education programs. He coached 
several youth sports and served as Chino High's sports boosters 
president and basketball boosters club president, which he also 
founded. In 2018, Mark received the Frank Elder Award, which honors 
individuals who have devoted their lives to the Chino community and the 
student-athletes of Chino High.
  Today, Madam Speaker, it is my honor to recognize Mark Hargrove for 
his unmatched commitment and civic dedication to the City of Chino and 
to the contributions he has made to the greater community of the Inland 
Empire. May he rest in peace.

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