[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1759]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                      IN RECOGNITION OF DON EATON

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 26, 2013

  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor former San Carlos Mayor Don 
Eaton who has been named 2012 San Carlos Citizen of the Year. It is 
only fitting that Don is recognized for his public service over 36 
years.
   His dedication to our community is described perfectly in his own 
words: ``I believe that it is our duty to leave this community better 
than we found it.'' Don served on the city council for 15 years and has 
undoubtedly left San Carlos better than he found it. Just to begin the 
list of his contributions to San Carlos, residents can thank him for a 
traveling Vietnam Wall, the ``Week of the Family,'' and the successful 
library bond measure.
   Don was instrumental in the Holly Street grade separation project 
which was completed through the passage of Measure D. He also was a co-
negotiator and chief spokesperson for the city in the Harbor Industrial 
Area annexation and he served as a representative to the Association of 
Bay Area Governments for San Mateo County cities.
   Prior to joining the city council, Don was the chair of the San 
Carlos Planning Commission. During his council service, he did three 
additional jobs by also serving on the South County Fire District 
Commission, the South Bayside Systems Authority and the San Carlos 
Redevelopment Agency Oversight Board. Of course, he also ran his own 
business as a banker and thus proved to be one of the most 
indefatigable persons in San Carlos during that era.
   After leaving the council, Don retrieved part of his life for 
himself and his family, but, never one to avoid an opportunity to serve 
San Carlos or the region, he is currently on the board of directors of 
the Hiller Aviation Museum and the Bay Area Council Economic Institute. 
He also sits on my Financial Services Advisory Committee offering me, 
along with other distinguished members, his perspective on current 
economic trends in our region.
   Don is a native Californian and earned his Bachelor of Arts and 
Masters in Business Administration from Brigham Young University. He is 
a Vietnam veteran.
   Don and his wife Glenna live in San Carlos where they raised four 
children.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to rise with me to 
honor Don Eaton upon recognition of the obvious: Don Eaton should be 
San Carlos Citizen of the Year and perhaps, should they ever create 
such a title, citizen of the past four decades. I am absolutely certain 
that Don Eaton will live up to his new title and continue contributing 
to his beloved community of San Carlos for many years to come.

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