[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 3, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1636]
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           TRIBUTE TO PETALUMA CHIEF OF POLICE DENNIS DeWITT

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 3, 1997

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding public servant, Police Chief Dennis DeWitt. Chief DeWitt is 
retiring after 30 years with the Petaluma Police Department. I wish I 
could join his family, friends, and colleagues in celebrating his 
distinguished career.
  Dennis DeWitt attended Golden Gate University where he earned a B.A. 
in administration of justice and a masters in public administration. 
For the past 10 years, he served as chief of the Petaluma Police 
Department.
  Dennis DeWitt's devotion to the community is admirable. He serves as 
a board member on the Committee on the Shelterless, is a past president 
of the Boys and Girls Club, a former board member of the Family 
Education Center, and was a member of the Host Lions Club. As the chief 
of police he proved over and over that Petaluma and the citizens of 
Petaluma were his No. 1 priority. He was proud of the city, and, in 
turn, we were proud of him.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my great, pleasure to pay tribute to Dennis 
DeWitt. His service to the residents of Petaluma will be greatly 
missed. I wish he, his wife Tricia, and their family, the best.

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