[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25485]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF MAYOR RICHARD CLAIRE

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 21, 2003

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Mayor Richard Claire, an 
extraordinary citizen of San Mateo County, California and a 
distinguished leader of Redwood City, who is retiring after serving on 
the City Council of Redwood City for twenty years.
  Richard Claire is known to the people of Redwood City as Dick Claire. 
He has been a resident of Redwood City since his childhood and is a 
product of the resources the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay have 
to offer. Dick Claire attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, 
went on to study at the College of San Mateo, and received his Master's 
degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University.
  Dick Claire is exceedingly proud of his local education and he has 
continued to give back to his community as a full-time instructor in 
the San Mateo County Community College District. During the 2002-2003 
school year, he served as Academic President for the District and the 
College of San Mateo, and he is currently serving as Academic President 
of Canada College. In May of 2002, his outstanding work spanning 
twenty-five years of service with the Community College District was 
honored by the Board of Trustees.
  Dick Claire's career has included positions as Corporate Controller 
at Raychem and Controller for Ferrex Corporation. He's been an 
accounting consultant and in his spare time returned to his alma mater 
to act as Sequoia High School's football coach and later as manager for 
Redwood City Little League Baseball Senior League.
  Beyond his activities with the San Mateo County Community College 
District and youth athletic teams, Dick Claire has been a real leader 
in Redwood City for over a quarter of a century. He served on the 
City's Planning Commission from August 1978 though April 1982, and was 
Chairman of the Commission. In April 1982, he was elected to the City 
Council, where he has been reelected an astonishing four times by the 
people of Redwood City. He has twice been selected by his Council 
colleagues to serve as the Mayor. He's also served as Chairman of the 
San Mateo County Council of Mayors and the Co-Chairman of Redwood 
City's Aesthetics and Beautification Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to have known Dick Claire for over thirty 
years and to call him my friend and my colleague in public service. He 
is a source of great pride to our entire community and I ask my 
colleagues to join me in honoring and thanking Mayor Claire for his 
extraordinary service to Redwood City, to California, and to our 
country. Because of him and his distinguished service, we are a 
stronger community and a better people.

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