[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2952-S2953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               FRED STROBLE: EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I rise today to salute Fred Stroble for 
his 33 years of truly exceptional public service as a law enforcement 
officer in South Carolina--including more than 23 years as a deputy 
marshal with the U.S. Marshals Service in Charleston.
  As the deputy marshal with the longest continuous service in South 
Carolina, Fred has been a superb marshal, a public servant whose career 
epitomizes dedication and loyalty. In all the years that I've known 
Fred, he has been kind and helpful to everyone, from hardworking 
citizens to the prominent people he has protected, such as the Reverend 
Martin Luther King, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, former U.N. Ambassador 
Andrew Young, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William F. Reinquist, 
and Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall.
  Mr. President, Fred Stroble started his law enforcement career in 
January 1962 in Charleston as a walking patrolman with the city police 
department. He came to be known as the nice cop because of his 
compassion for people 
[[Page S2953]] who didn't understand the law or hold it in particularly 
high esteem. After walking a beat for a year, he was assigned to the 
vice squad. In January 1964, Fred became the city of Charleston's and 
South Carolina's first African-American motorcycle patrolman. A year 
later, he was promoted to detective. In October 1969, he became the 
first African-American deputy sheriff for Charleston County.
  Fred left the sheriff's department for the Marshalls Service in 
January 1972. Since then, he has served with great distinction and 
honor. Anybody at the Federal courthouse in Charleston will tell you 
that no matter what has happened, Fred has been there to help. I, like 
many other leaders and judges across South Carolina, am grateful for 
his dedication over the years. If it were not for a requirement that 
made his retirement mandatory, I'm sure Fred would provide many more 
years of outstanding and professional service.
  Mr. President, Fred Stroble is held in such high esteem today because 
of the more than 30 years that he has helped people across South 
Carolina. I appreciate this opportunity to express my respect and 
gratitude, and to wish Fred many happy years of retirement, new 
challenges, and exciting opportunities.


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