[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23523]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING CAMERON REEVES OF LAKE COUNTY, CA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 24, 2005

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Cameron L. Reeves of Lake County, CA, as he retires after a 
distinguished 24-year career providing superior legal advice and a 
profound knowledge of the law to the Lake County Board of Supervisors 
as the chief county counsel.
  Cameron was born and raised in a small, rural town in Oklahoma. After 
graduating from San Diego State University with a degree in political 
science, Cameron enlisted in the military. He began his military career 
in 1966 serving as an Army Security Agency warrant officer working on 
profile missions involving North Korea and Vietnam.
  It was while serving in the armed forces Cameron decided he wanted to 
attend law school. While balancing a family and his day job with the 
State government, Cameron earned his law degree from the University of 
the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1974.
  Mr. Speaker, in 1981, Cameron embarked upon what would become an 
unprecedented 24-year career as the chief county counsel for Lake 
County. A steadfast, selfless, hard working man, Cameron sought out 
Lake County's most challenging problems and faced them head on. When 
Cameron arrived, there was no formal plan to direct the legal course of 
action for Lake County. Therefore he created the Legal Lake County 
General Plan, the first of its kind in this area. He has also worked 
extensively to harbor a strong relationship with neighboring Yolo 
County working through very contentions water rights issues between the 
two counties.
  Mr. Speaker, Cameron is highly respected throughout the county and 
has committed himself to the position of chief county counsel with the 
desire to better his community. Throughout his career, Cameron has been 
a constant wealth of knowledge and insight helping to guide and inform 
17 Supervisors, enabling them to make the best decisions for the people 
of Lake County. His fellow colleagues have stated it will be difficult 
to replace Cameron, a man of extreme integrity and intelligence.
  In retirement, Cameron plans on traveling around the U.S. and 
spending more time with his wife, Sharon, and their four children, 
Layne, Marcy, Leslie and Brandon.

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