16340 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 15, 1999 CRESSY LEAVES A GREAT process, improved admissions and retention, member said. He died Sunday morning at the IMPRINT increased research, added a Ph.D. program, Villas de Carlsbad Health Center. established centers for business and so on. An old-school politician equipped with Dr. Cressy’s methods were not to every- charm and a long memory for names and HON. one’s taste; that is not uncommon for a local problems, Craven represented the OF MASSACHUSETTS bright, visionary individual. But there is no North County for a quarter of a century, from his election to the Board of Supervisors IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES doubt that SouthCoast Massachusetts would be far behind where it is today without his until term limits and failing health forced Thursday, July 15, 1999 leadership and his initiatives. We wish him him from the state Senate last year. the best in his new career in Washington, He was an Oceanside planning commis- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, sioner, the city manager of San Marcos and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is D.C., as president and CEO of the Distilleries Council of the , and we hope to a county supervisor’s chief assistant before an extremely valuable institution. It is an ex- see him follow through on his promise to being elected a supervisor in his own right in cellent educational facility, and it is a great ex- eventually retire to our part of the world. 1970. The lifelong Republican moved up to ample of a public institution of higher edu- We would be happy to put him back to work. the state Assembly in 1973, and then to the cation that not only seeks to provide a first state Senate in 1978, without losing a race or rate to its students, but cooperates f facing serious competition. In the Legislature, colleagues looked to indeed often takes a leadership role—in re- IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM CRAVEN the longtime Oceanside resident for his ex- gional economic development. (1921–1999) pertise in such unglamorous policy arenas as One of the reasons this University has been local government funding and mobile-home such a valued part of Southeastern Massachu- HON. RANDY ‘‘DUKE’’ CUNNINGHAM park regulation. Yet he also wielded consid- setts in recent years is the leadership of its erable clout through his longtime seat on OF Chancellor, Peter Cressy. On behalf of my col- the powerful Senate Rules Committee and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES league from Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) his ability to offset his party’s minority sta- and myself, I want to insert here in the Thursday, July 15, 1999 tus by cultivating personal relationships with his colleagues. RECORD the editorial from the New Bedford Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to In his latter years, Craven was one of a Standard Times, on Wednesday, July 14, honor the memory of William A. ‘‘Bill’’ Craven: dwindling species in Sacramento—a mod- which pays a well deserved tribute to the high a husband and father, a public servant, a vet- erate Republican who prided himself on his quality leadership Peter Cressy provided. eran of the Armed Forces of the United bipartisanship and his friendships with In several areas of great importance to States, and a leading citizen of Democratic leaders such as Willie Brown, Southeastern Massachusetts economically, County, California, who has passed away. Leo McCarthy, Bill Lockyer and David particularly including textiles and fishing, Peter Roberti, the latter a longtime Senate presi- Bill Craven was a courageous political lead- dent pro tempore whom Craven affection- Cressy has done everything possible to make er who represented the citizens of San Diego ately called ‘‘Boss.’’ sure that the University provided significant County for more than a quarter century. Many Craven crossed party lines without apol- help to the broader community, while at the of us will always remember Bill as a strong ogy, and many times delivered the final vote same time fully maintaining the educational leader with a tremendous commitment to pub- needed to send Democratic bills to the gov- mission that is the primary justification of a lic service. During his storied life he served as ernor. ‘‘Before government became the enemy, in college. a U.S. Marine, San Diego County Supervisor, At a time when some question the value of the perspective of some, Bill was one who California State Assemblyman, Oceanside wanted government to work and to solve publicly funded enterprises, Peter Cressy’s Planning Commissioner, the City Manager for problems,’’ said Lockyer, who served with leadership at the University of Massachusetts San Marcos and the Chief Assistant to a Craven in both houses of the Legislature and Dartmouth gave us an excellent example of County Supervisor. However, it is his many is now California’s attorney general. ‘‘He how tax dollars can be put to excellent use for accomplishments as a California State Sen- was a man with a devotion to public service the broadest possible public benefit. ator that will ensure his legacy. The crown and a wonderful, wonderful, giant heart.’’ My colleague (Mr. MCGOVERN) and I will jewel of those accomplishments was the suc- Craven’s district underwent explosive miss his leadership, his energy, and his enthu- growth during his career—he represented cessful establishment of California State Uni- nearly 1 million people in parts of three siasm at the head of this extremely important versity San Marcos. counties in the late 1980s—and he battled to institution. And we ask that the editorial from I submit for the RECORD a column from the steer state money to its water systems, the New Bedford Standard Times be printed San Diego Union Tribune and both an article parks, highways and courtrooms, and to sus- here as one example of how excellent leader- and editorial from the North County Times, tain the growth with tax credits for first- ship can help us get the best of our public ef- which further highlight the life of this great time home buyers. forts. man. PRIDE IN ACCOMPLISHMENTS He was proud of winning extra funding for CRESSY LEAVES A GREAT IMPRINT To be loved by friends and admired by op- Torrey Pines State Reserve; supporting anti- When Dr. Peter H. Cressy jumped from the ponents and to serve the people is the goal of all great leaders; it is a goal that Bill admirably pollution legislation that targeted aerosol Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne cans and vapor-recovery systems on gas after two years to take over at the helm of attained. Speaking for all the people of Califor- pumps; increasing the size of Butterfield UMass Dartmouth, there were those who nia’s 51st Congressional District, my heart Park in San Pasqual; and raising from five suggested that this energetic and effective goes out to Bill’s wife, Mimi, and his entire to seven the number of judges at the Vista leader might not stay more than two or family upon their loss. I am honored to have courthouse. three years. I wasn’t his style. been Bill’s friend. But the crown jewel of his legislative ca- Dr. (former Rear Adm.) Cressy’s career was Let the permanent RECORD of the Congress reer was the creation of Cal State San marked by one success after another, though Marcos, the North County public university his Navy days and then on his own. He made of the United States show that Bill Craven was a tireless advocate for his constituents, and a that Craven started lobbying for even before his mark and moved on. He had turned Mass. he was elected to the Assembly in 1973. The Maritime around when some thought that to friend of America. university was finally christened in 1990, and be impossible; he then plunged into his [From the San Diego Union Tribune, July 13, the grand opening capped one of the longest UMass Dartmouth job with energy and en- 1999] and most ardent drives of Craven’s years in thusiasm that were rarely witnessed before. WILLIAM A. CRAVEN (1921–1999)—CAL STATE Sacramento. Sometimes controversial but always self-as- In gratitude, one of the main buildings of SAN MARCOS ISALASTING LEGACY sured and outgoing, Dr. Cressy set about to the growing San Marcos campus was named remake the university and to multiply its (By Gerry Braun and Jeff McDonald) Craven Hall. A bust of the longtime legis- ties to the surrounding community. William A. ‘‘Bill’’ Craven, the courtly lator rests in front and a nearby thorough- He stayed for six years, putting the univer- North County legislator who was known for fare was named in his honor. sity on the national map, bringing it up to his candor and independence and for deliv- ‘‘He had the vision for that university for full membership in the UMass system, vastly ering a state university to the heart of his as long as I’ve known him, which goes way improving its fund raising, and as he said in district, is dead at 78. back, I think 30 years ago,’’ said banker Jim his unexpected resignation announcement on Craven, a heavy smoker for much of his Rady, a former Escondido mayor. Monday, established the marine science and life, suffered from congestive heart failure ‘‘Throughout his career he put the well- technology program, improved the budget and complications of diabetes, a family being of North County ahead of politics. He

VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:42 Oct 04, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\E15JY9.000 E15JY9 July 15, 1999 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16341 was a moderate Republican in times when it publican named . As early as allels Craven’s in Sacramento. ‘‘What an in- was not fashionable, but people who knew 1972, Craven was warning county residents telligent, thoughtful man he was. And very, him respected him,’’ Rady said. ‘‘He was an that the regional planning hierarchy favored very effective.’’ honest man.’’ the city of San Diego over the county. Born June 30, 1921, in Philadelphia, Craven attended a private high school and graduated A MAN OF MANY TALENTS ‘‘We shouldn’t have to take a back seat to San Diego,’’ he once boomed at a breakfast from prestigious Villanova University with a In his many and varied careers, Craven meeting in Fallbrook, where he criticized bachelor’s degree in economics. worked as a newspaperman, a salesman, an the distribution system for regional gas tax He then joined the Marines during World ad man and an actor. revenue. War II and was commissioned as a lieuten- He was born on June 30, 1921, in Philadel- ant. Craven soon found himself landing on SACRAMENTO BOUND phia and graduated from Villanova, where he the beach at Iwo Jima, one of the most fero- earned a degree in economics. Craven en- The supervisor beat out eight other Repub- cious battles in the Pacific theater. listed in the Marines during World War II licans—and 14 rivals overall—in the 1973 pri- Craven emerged a major, remaining a Ma- and returned to service when his country mary election for a vacant Assembly seat. rine reserve officer and attaining the rank of came calling at the outbreak of the Korean Craven was the top campaign spender—re- brigadier general after being called back to War. porting more than $43,000 in expenses, some active duty during the Korean War. Years During his second military stint, Craven $2.85 for every vote he received—and carried later, an accomplished legislator in Sac- devised and wrote a Marine Corps radio pro- more than 65 percent of the vote. ramento, Craven chaired an informal social gram that aired weekly over more than 130 He served three terms in the Assembly and group of legislators who had served in the stations. By 1951, he had turned to television was one of only two Republican assembly- Marine Corps, the ‘‘Marine Legislative Bri- and produced a weekly program that ran for men to head a legislative committee in the gade.’’ Democrat-controlled lower house—the Local more than three years. CRAVEN REMEMBERED He left the service as a major and a mili- Government Committee. A self-described moderate Republican with Craven’s successor, state Sen. Bill Morrow, tary buff who devoured the books of histo- R-Oceanside, said there were a dozen or so ‘‘conservative leanings—especially in fiscal rian W.E.B. Griffin. The lessons of war brigade members in that group a decade ago, areas,’’ he opposed Proposition 13, the land- stayed with him throughout his public serv- but Morrow himself is now the Legislature’s mark tax-slashing initiative approved by ice, as when he opposed a nuclear-freeze pro- only ex-Marine. It just isn’t the same with- California voters. posal in 1982, bluntly explaining, ‘‘I don’t out him, Morrow said. After its passage, he pushed for a state trust the Russians. I never have. I probably ‘‘Everybody here recognizes him to this never will.’’ constitutional amendment that would have day for what he was, a true gentleman who Between the wars, Craven turned to sales made it easier for local governments to issue was compassionate in his politics—and also a and promotion, working for a Kentucky- general obligation bonds—a key target of the real fightin’ Marine,’’ Morrow said. ‘‘It based company that specialized in leather 1978 measure. didn’t take me too long to know that you and binding. Craven pointed to his seniority, and key don’t replace a Bill Craven. You just carry After the Korean War, Craven took a sales Rules Committee assignment, in 1981 when on.’’ job with Philco Electronics, roaming the he stunned constituents by announcing that Craven and his wife, the former Marion Eastern Seaboard for new clients. It wasn’t he would forsake running for an open con- ‘‘Mimi’’ L. Wahl, married in April 1944, and long, however, before he migrated west, with gressional seat to remain in the state Sen- made their home in Oceanside, raising three his young wife, Mimi, to accept a manage- ate. children. ment position at a concessions ‘‘I’ve come, with some degree of experience While Craven had worked various jobs in- company that sold various goods to the mili- and years, to understand that service here is cluding one as a leather salesman, he gravi- tary. something that I’ve become very accustomed tated toward public life. Mimi Craven shared to,’’ he told supporters at a weekend fund- that tendency, and was a fixture at his side DEEP ROOTS raiser. during decades of appearances at civic Much of that business took Craven south CSU SAN MARCOS events. to San Diego County and Camp Pendleton, By remaining in Sacramento, Craven was Craven learned public administration from where he began planting deep roots in the the ground up, serving as a staff aide to the Oceanside community. able to pull off his crowning legislative achievement—the funding for CSU San San Diego County Board of Supervisors in His interest in writing was sparked by a the 1960s, and briefly as the city manager of short stint as a police reporter in his native Marcos. It is widely considered the product of Craven’s finely honed legislative skills. San Marcos. Pennsylvania—skills that helped Craven RUNNING FOR OFFICE launch his own public relations business in Just last March, Craven donated $250,000 in In early 1970, then-Gov. Ronald Reagan ap- the 1950s. leftover campaign funds to the university for pointed Robert Cozens, the county’s 5th Dis- He wrote advertising copy, did market re- the establishment of an academic scholar- trict supervisor, to be the new director of the search and consulted on merchandising and ship with just one condition: That it go to state Department of Motor Vehicles, and sales tactics for a variety of clients. ‘‘average’’ students with special qualities. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Craven decided to make his play for the His years of public service began with 12 Mimi, and three children: sons William Cra- empty seat. years on the Oceanside Planning Commission ven Jr. and John Craven, and daughter But the four supervisors deadlocked 2-2 on and working as an executive assistant to the Tricia Craven Worley. naming a successor, and Reagan appointed Board of Supervisors from 1962 to 1969. He In lieu of flowers, the family asks for dona- the late Miles W. Kratka to finish out also served as the county’s first public infor- tions to Tri-City Medical Center or to the Cozens’ term. mation officer. William A. Craven Scholarship Fund at Cal Undeterred, Craven entered the primary He spent four months as the San Marcos State San Marcos. race and gathered more than half the vote in city manager before winning election to the June, avoiding a November runoff. Board of Supervisors in 1970, when he was [From the North County Times, July 13, 1999] Bill Dominguez, who later served as county named North County Man of the Year by the Supervisor Craven’s chief of staff, said it was Northern San Diego County Associated NORTH COUNTY STATESMAN DIES AT 78 no surprise that Craven won in the primary, Chambers of Commerce. (By Terry Wells) despite never having held elected office. But his service on the Board of Supervisors OCEANSIDE.—Former state Sen. William A. In 1970, as one of a small handful of aides was not without its squabbles. Craven, a statesman whose nonpartisan style that served all the county supervisors, Cra- Craven was criticized in 1971 for accepting and flair for oratory led to the founding of ven ‘‘lived in his car’’ while visiting county guest privileges to a local country club, then Cal State San Marcos, died Sunday after a residents who had called to raise concerns voting on a rezoning application filed by the long battle with diabetes and emphysema. with the board of supervisors. Dominguez company when it came before the Board of He was 78. said. Supervisors. He gave up the membership Craven, an Oceanside Republican who held ‘‘He had a great flair with people, and a soon thereafter. the 38th District state senate seat from 1978 great sense of humor;’’ Dominguez said. In 1972, Craven was targeted for recall by a to 1998, was fondly remembered Monday as a ‘‘Once of his favorite mottos was, ‘If you can Chula Vista water company owner upset man who put getting the job done above poli- leave them smiling, then you’ve won the with a redistricting plan pushed by the su- tics—sometimes to the consternation of his war.’ ’’ pervisor. The attempt fizzled when the busi- GOP colleagues. THE FIRST STEP ness owner was unable to muster enough sup- ‘‘He worked both sides of the aisle when he Craven’s experience at the street level port for the recall drive. wanted to get something done, and the shaped his thinking, Dominguez said, but the Like many county officials before him, Democrats respected him as well as the Re- former Marine sought and won a state As- Craven also tangled with the San Diego publicans,’’ said Vista Mayor Gloria McClel- sembly seat in 1973, halfway through his first mayor, at that time a rising a powerful Re- lan, whose long career in city politics par- term.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:42 Oct 04, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\E15JY9.000 E15JY9 16342 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 15, 1999 In 1978, the year of California’s property relinquish his seat last year. Many legisla- are not related to the birth mother has been tax revolution, Craven jumped to the state tors, once they get to Sacramento, lose as high as 89,200 in 1970 to an estimated Senate, a seat he held for 20 years. touch with their home districts and become 60,000 in 1998. The number of children The more collegial environmental of the more focused on statewide or national issues, placed with relatives, known as kinship care, Senate—where partisan fights are rare by but Craven never lost his focus on North comparison to the rough-and-ready Assem- County. He worked hard to make sure his is estimated at 200,000 clearly, the benefits of bly—suited Craven’s gentlemanly style, said constituents got the services and goods they adoption as they pertain to non-familial place- Assemblyman , R-Carls- paid for through their taxes and fought ef- ment are for being clearly articulated to bad. forts to shift funding from local governments women in American today. ‘‘Republicans will vote for a Democrat to to state. We can and should do more to help women be the Senate leader, and here in the Assem- Most of his causes weren’t glamorous—he with difficult pregnancies as they seek life-af- bly we don’t understand that,’’ Kaloogian pushed for tougher anti-pollution regula- firming alternatives. said. ‘‘He epitomized the image of a state tions and greater investment in highways, The Omnibus Adoption Act takes a three senator. And today, in an era of term limits, parks, courts and habitat protection—but his pronged approach to this important issue. there will never again be a Bill Craven.’’ greatest legacy will always be Cal State San First, it assists the birth mother who chooses Craven specialized in legislation that con- Marcos, who administration building and cerned local governments—a ‘‘true policy main road bear his name. He began cam- to make an adoption placement for her child wonk in the truest sense of that term,’’ paigning for a North County university cam- by providing her with the resources that she Dominguez said. But the senator will be re- pus in 1973, five years before he was elected will need during and after her pregnancy. The membered for generations for one accom- to the Senate. When it finally opened in 1990, bill authorizes new vouchers that can used for plishment, according to those who knew it was the first new state university any- maternity homes, nutrition counseling and job him: the founding of Cal State San Marcos in where in the country in more than 20 years. training. Secondly, the bill assists the adoptive 1992. In this day of term limits, we won’t see a parents with the financial costs that come with UNIVERSITY LEGACY long record of service like Craven’s again, an adoption by raising the current $5,000 tax and in this era of bitter partisanship we’re It was the first new Cal State campus in credit for adoption expenses to $10,000. And, decades—for years the idea was only to build unlikely to see his form of statesmanship again. finally, it enhances the ability of non-profit or- a satellite campus of San Diego State Uni- ganizations, such as maternity homes, who versity. f work with both birth mothers and adoptive par- ‘‘When it happened, it went beyond their wildest dreams and we got a full, four-year ‘‘THE OMNIBUS ADOPTION ACT OF ents by providing services to the birth moth- institution of our own in North County,’’ 1999’’ ers, including room and board and medical Dominguez said. care, as well as advising and facilitating adop- ADVOCATES FOR SENIORS tions in many cases. HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH The Omnibus Adoption Act contains the fol- Craven won respect throughout North OF NEW JERSEY County as an advocate for residents of mo- lowing 12 titles: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bile-home parks, many of whom are seniors Title I: Expansion of Adoption Tax Credit living on fixed incomes. Thursday, July 15, 1999 from Current Level of $5,000 to $10,000. Title II: Family Leave Equity for Adoptive/ When those efforts veered into rent con- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, trol—a taboo topic among most Repub- Foster Families—Provides leave benefits to licans—Craven didn’t flinch. He also made it today I am introducing the Omnibus Adoption employees who need leave for the care of a happen with a series of bills fought by mo- Act of 1999. I am pleased that my friend and newly placed son or daughter through foster bile-home park owners. colleague, Congressman Jim Oberstar, is join- care or adoption. ‘‘His highly developed sense of decency and ing me in introducing this key piece of legisla- Title III: Adoption Counseling for Public his intellectual rigor made it possible for tion, which seeks to promote and raise aware- Health Grant Recipients: Requires adoption him to succeed where others were shuttled ness about adoption. aside,’’ said veteran GOP political consult- counseling training for staff in certain federally- As someone who has been a passionate funded clinics including Title X recipients and ant Jack Orr. ‘‘I disagreed with him on a lot advocate for helping families and children of things, including rent control. But I re- Section 330 health centers. Requires certain spected him, and so did just about everybody through adoption, I urge all of my colleagues federally-funded health clinics to provide non- else.’’ to support this important proposal, because directive counseling and referrals regarding Mayo Jo Kerlin, who worked for Craven for adoption is truly a loving option for women prenatal care and delivery, infant care, foster 25 years, said the senator had a way of at- and families who find themselves in less than care, and adoption. tracting and keeping loyal staff members be- optimal circumstances. Title IV: Adoption Information for Members cause he didn’t put politics at the top of his The existing evidence shows that adoption of the U.S. Armed Forces: Requires that the agenda. generates overwhelmingly positive benefits to Department of Defense and its service Kerlin noted that Craven sponsored bills all persons involved in the process—including that created the state’s network of freeway branches, as well as the Coast Guard, make call-boxes; laid the groundwork for Coaster the birth mother. In fact, some research indi- available to military couples information about light-rail service; and bought habitat at cates that those women who choose to make adoption as well as information to unmarried Torrey Pines and in Poway before habitat a adoption plan for their child are less likely to female members of the military about adoption preservation was in full swing in a rapidly live in poverty, more likely to complete high placement for their child if they are pregnant. developing state. school, and less likely to have additional un- Title V: Federal : Requires the Attor- Craven also played a major role in the 1994 planned pregnancies. ney General to make available information on bailout of Orange County, where risky in- Adoption also provides a child who might adoption options available to pregnant female vestments created the nation’s largest mu- otherwise face a bleak or difficult childhood nicipal bankruptcy. prisoners. ‘‘He has touched more people’s lives in the prospect of having loving parents, a stable Title VI: Adoption Counseling Accreditation: North County than anyone I know, or I’m home, a higher standard of living and en- Requires states to accredit individuals or orga- likely to know,’’ Kerlin said. ‘‘It seems like hanced career opportunities as the child ma- nizations who provide adoption services, as everywhere I go, I see his fingerprints.’’ tures into adulthood. Adoption also provides well as requiring states to establish standards adoptive parents who desperately want to for such adoption providers. [From the North County Times, July 14, 1999] raise children and form a family the oppor- Title VII: Adoption and Foster Care Data A LONG LEGACY OF GOOD WORKS tunity to fulfill that dream. It is estimated that Collection: Within 6 months of enactment, the An ex-Marine who stormed the beaches at about 1 million children in the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services shall Iwo Jima in his youth, former state Sen. Bill live with adoptive parents, and that between submit a report to Congress which would pro- Craven could hold his own in most any fight 2% to 4% of American families include an vide information on adoption and foster place- in the Capitol’s halls and cloakrooms, but he adopted child. ment in the United States as contained in the made his name in North County and Sac- The statistics about adoption reveal a down- Advisory Committee’s Report to the Secretary ramento as a peacemaker and statesman. Craven, who died Sunday morning at age ward trend away from this life-affirming choice put forth in 1987. States would be required to 78, represented the bulk of North County in made by women who face an unplanned or transmit data on adoption and foster care to the California Senate for 20 years until de- difficult pregnancy. For instance, the estimated the Secretary on a quarterly basis for future clining health and term limits forced him to number of annual adoptions by couples who reporting.

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