[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 64 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E814]
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                        TRIBUTE TO JAMES C. CARR

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                            HON. BART STUPAK

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, April 6, 1995
  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my friend and 
law enforcement colleague, James C. Carr, who in February of this year 
retired from his post as undersheriff for Leelanau County, in 
Michigan's First Congressional District. Undersheriff Carr had held his 
position for the last 10 years and retires with the admiration of all 
who have known him.
  Our paths criss-crossed 17 years ago when Jim and I were members of 
the Michigan State Police, assigned to the State Capital Post No. 1616. 
I retired from the State Police in 1984 and left Jim to continue 
serving our citizens. A short time later Jim joined me in retirement, 
but as fate would have it, both of us went back to serving the citizens 
of the great State of Michigan.
  Little did Jim know at the time of his retirement that he was 
destined to give 10 more years of his life to law enforcement and the 
people of Leelanau County. When Jim first retired, Sheriff Charles 
Johnson knew that Jim would be a perfect candidate for undersheriff and 
asked him to share his law enforcement professionalism and skills with 
the people of Leelanau County. As a result, Jim has been Sheriff 
Johnson's faithful undersheriff for the past 10 years.
  The job of undersheriff is a difficult and challenging one. Jim, 
however, always handled it with ease. It is not for this reason, 
however, that I wish to pay tribute to him. Rather, it is because when 
one goes out on the street in Leelanau County, it becomes apparent how 
much admiration and respect Jim commands of the people which he served. 
It is easy to find people who are pleased to stop and tell stories 
about a positive encounter they had with Undersheriff Carr, about how 
Undersheriff Carr fixed a problem, about how he went about his job with 
a degree of professionalism and compassion that made his sheriff, the 
citizens of Leelanau County, and those of us who were privileged to 
serve him, or to be served by him, very proud. We are all proud that he 
is ``our cop.''
  Jim has always been an avid sportsman. I hope that he will enter into 
retirement in search of that ``perfect buck'' or that ``perfect fish.'' 
If Jim pursues his hobbies the way he handled his professional life, 
I'm sure he'll find both. Thank you for your service Jim. We will all 
miss you, ``old friend.''
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  

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