[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4132]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO SHAUN CAREY

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I rise today to honor and thank Shaun 
Carey, who is retiring from his position as Sparks city manager on 
April 4, 2014.
  After serving the city of Sparks for over 20 years, Sparks native 
Shaun Carey leaves behind an impressive legacy of accomplishments. He 
played a major role in streamlining city services, in building Golden 
Eagle Regional Park--one of the largest artificial turf sports 
complexes in the United States--and in turning an abandoned hole in the 
ground into the Sparks Marina, a community gathering point and anchor 
for further development. Mr. Carey has also helped lead city staff in 
rebranding Sparks as a premier event destination, hosting events in 
``downtown'' Victorian Square and throughout the city.
  Shaun Carey grew up in Nevada, graduating from Sparks High School in 
1975 and receiving his civil engineering degree from the University of 
Nevada, Reno shortly thereafter. Mr. Carey began his career in public 
service in 1982 and worked as a civil engineer, traffic engineer, and 
city engineer throughout the West before he returned to Sparks in 1992 
to assume the position of public works director. He held this position 
for 7 years, becoming assistant city manager in 1999. Just 1 year 
later, in 2000, he was named City Manager.
  Mr. Carey's training as an engineer reflected his desire to create 
systems designed to improve citizens' lives. This background also 
explains his longevity and success as a public servant; as he told the 
Sparks Tribune, ``I got to do things I enjoyed. I got to be a part of 
building communities and producing things that I found very 
rewarding.''
  Geno Martini, the mayor of Sparks, spoke eloquently of Mr. Carey's 
contributions to the Silver State, saying, ``I can't find a big-enough 
word to tell you how I feel about Shaun and the professionalism, 
dedication, and commitment he has shown for more than two decades . . . 
[He] has gotten things done, and is largely why so many residents are 
proud to call Sparks home.''
  We thank Mr. Carey for proudly serving his hometown of Sparks and 
wish him, his wife Jane, and his sons Scott and Pat all the best.

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