[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13250]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING MARK PHELPS

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 15, 2010

  Mr. CARDOZA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Mark 
Phelps who passed away on June 22, 2010. Mark was a resident of 
Stockton, CA where he served as the Executive Director of the 
Children's Home of Stockton since 1985. The Children's Home, 
established in 1882, is a nonprofit, private facility providing 
educational services and residential treatment to emotionally disturbed 
children and their families.
  Mark was born August 13, 1947 in San Francisco, CA. After serving 
with the Volunteers in Service to America program, he attended Ft. 
Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, where he obtained his Bachelor of 
Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Psychology from the 
University of Northern Colorado. Prior to serving as CEO of the 
Children's Home, Mark served as a Mental Health Staff Psychologist, 
worked as a Probation Administrator in Colorado for ten years, and was 
appointed by Kansas Governor John Carlin to the Superintendency of the 
Kansas State Juvenile Correctional Facility. He also served as an 
adjunct faculty member at several State and private colleges and 
universities, and sat on numerous State and local boards for various 
private and public human service organizations.
  Among his many honors, Mark was named ``Kansas Public Administrator 
of the Year'' by the American Society of Public Administration in 1985, 
``Administrator of the Year'' by the California State Council for 
Exceptional Children in 1986, and was Executive Director of the 
Children's Home of Stockton when it was honored in 2004 by the U.S. 
House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate with its national award 
for exemplary children's services, the ``Angels in Adoption and Foster 
Care'' award.
  Mark is survived by his wife, Susan, and their two children. He will 
also be greatly missed by the countless children, families, and friends 
whose lives were blessed by his benevolent work. His life was filled 
with compassion and service to others and his work will leave a lasting 
and positive impact. It is with greatest pleasure that I honor his 
life, his work, and his commitment to changing lives here today.

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