[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 55 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM C. DUNNE

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 25, 1996

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, today I come to the floor of the U.S. 
House of Representatives to honor one of my constituents, William C. 
Dunne, for his long and distinguished career with the U.S. Secret 
Service.
  This month Bill Dunne retired from the Secret Service and tonight his 
colleagues from the law enforcement community, as well as his family 
and friends, will all come together to honor him at a retirement 
dinner.
  One from a family of 10, Bill was born and raised on Chicago's 
Southwest Side. After receiving a degree in law enforcement 
administration from the University of Oklahoma, Bill began his career 
as a special agent with the U.S. Treasury's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
and Firearms. Within 2 years Bill was presented with the opportunity he 
sought since childhood--to become a special agent with the U.S. Secret 
Service.
  For over 20 years, Bill served with distinction as a special agent 
with the Secret Service. Bill worked in the Secret Service's Syracuse 
and Chicago field offices, as well as the Washington, DC, headquarters 
where he served on the protection detail for President Ronald Reagan. 
In Washington, Bill's protection experience, talents, and skills caused 
his elevation to head the protection detail for former U.S. Secretary 
of the Treasury and Chief of Staff Donald Regan.
  During his distinguished career, Bill Dunne traveled abroad 
frequently ensuring the safety of U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents, and 
other Government officials in foreign lands. Bill's protection duties 
over the years also included Presidential candidates, foreign 
diplomats, and Pope John Paul II during his visit to Chicago in 1979.
  His last assignment was in the capacity as a supervisor in the 
Chicago field office. In addition to his protection responsibilities, 
Bill led many successful criminal investigations in counterfeit and 
fraud cases involving U.S. currency and financial instruments.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with me today in saluting 
Bill Dunne, his wife Pat, and their four children, Bill, Patrick, 
Shannon, and Colleen, and to wish them the best in the future.

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