[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 150 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2154]
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                       A TRIBUTE TO JERRY GAMBLE

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 31, 1997

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention Mr. 
Jerry Gamble. Jerry will be honored by the Joseph M. Pizza Association 
of Northern New Jersey for his long and distinguished service as a 
dedicated law enforcement officer on Sunday, November 2, 1997.
  Jerry was born in Paterson, the son of James and June Gamble. He 
received his education in the Haledon School System and is a graduate 
of the Technical and Vocational High School. Later, he attended William 
Paterson College. Quickly becoming a success in the law enforcement 
field, Jerry went back to school to further his occupational knowledge 
by attending management programs at Rutgers University.
  Jerry's career has been one of consistent success and a prestigious 
line of promotions. Jerry joined the Borough of Haledon's police force 
in 1966 as a special police officer. Promoted to the rank of full 
police officer in 1970, Jerry made sergeant 7 years later. In 1982, he 
was promoted to captain. Five years later, in March of 1987, Jerry was 
named Haledon's chief of police.
  Success in his professional life has also been accompanied by 
personal triumphs. Jerry and his wife, the former Geri Castello, are 
the proud parents of daughter Lindsey Marie Gamble. Throughout the 
Borough of Haledon and the surrounding communities, Jerry is well known 
as a giving man with an extensive love of family, people, and children.
  Keeping pace with his outstanding career, Jerry has also been active 
in a number of charitable and service-oriented organizations. He has 
demonstrated a unique capacity for leadership, serving as the president 
of the Passaic County Police Chiefs Association and as the first vice-
president of the Passaic County 200 Club. Jerry is also a member of 
PBA-349, the New Jersey State Chief of Police Association, the National 
Association of Chiefs of Police, the Italian American Police Officers 
Association, the New Jersey/New York Honor Legion, and the Haledon 
Business and Economic Development Association.
  Mr. Speaker, in recognition of Police Chief Jerry Gamble's 
significant and outstanding services to Haledon and the greater Passaic 
County community, would you join me, our colleagues, Chief Gamble's 
family, and the law enforcement community of Passaic County in 
congratulating him on this impressive honor.

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