[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5466]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                        TRIBUTE TO MARK EDWARDS

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                             HON. JOE BACA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2009

  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, on May 8th, 2009, the San Bernardino 
community will gather to honor Mark Edwards as he is presented with the 
prestigious Golden Baton Award from the San Bernardino Symphony Guild. 
In the Guild's eighty years of its existence, this will only be the 
tenth time that this honor has been awarded. The Guild is honoring him 
not only for his significant contribution to the San Bernardino 
Symphony but also for his commitment and dedication to the San 
Bernardino community.
  A respected lawyer in the Inland Empire, Mark received his Juris 
Doctor with Honors from the University of California, Davis. In 1982, 
he became a Shareholder and Senior Attorney at Reid & Hellyer, A 
Professional Corporation in San Bernardino. In 1994, Mark became a 
founding member of the Law Office of Mirau, Edwards, Cannon, Lewin & 
Tooke, A Professional Corporation in Redlands, where his firm practices 
transactional law in the areas of business, corporate, tax, real estate 
and estate planning.
  In addition to his law practice, Mark has always been a very active 
member of the San Bernardino community. As former President and current 
First Vice President of the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, he has 
also continuously served on the Board of Directors since 1992 and as a 
Member of the Executive Committee since 1995. In addition, he was 
actively involved with the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce, 
serving as President in 1992 and a Member of the Board of Directors as 
well as the Executive Committee throughout the 1990s.
  Known for his passionate and selfless volunteerism, Mark has served 
as an Elder for the First Presbyterian Church of San Bernardino, Judge 
Pro-tem for the San Bernardino Superior Court, founder of Leadership 
San Bernardino, as well as a Member of the Board of Directors for 
numerous other organizations throughout the Inland Empire. It is 
obvious that the community has always been important to Mark based on 
his continual support of both the San Bernardino Symphony and city as a 
whole.
  Madam Speaker, it is my great honor to recognize the service, 
sacrifice, and dedication of Mark Edwards. His impact on our community 
over the years serves as a great reminder that a life spent giving back 
to society is a life of a true patriot.

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