[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E36]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OF SGT. EDWARD D. CARDOZA

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 28, 1998

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Sgt. Edward D. Cardoza upon his retirement from the Milpitas 
Police Department which is located in Milpitas, CA, in California's 
13th Congressional District.
  Sgt. Cardoza began his career in law enforcement in 1968 after 
receiving an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force and 
attending college. On October 27, 1969, he was transferred to the 
Milpitas Police Department. He was promoted to corporal in 1974 and 
then to the rank of sergeant in 1982.
  During his 29 years with the Department, Sgt. Cardoza served in many 
different areas. He showed interest early in his career in the K-9 
program. He was a K-9 officer for several years before becoming the 
coordinator of the K-9 Department where he has served as coordinator 
for the last ten years. He was a patrol sergeant for several years. In 
this capacity he was responsible for supervising other police personnel 
in their response to the needs of our citizens. He also worked in the 
detective bureau and the youth service bureau and was instrumental in 
starting the police reserves program.
  For the past 3 years, Sgt. Cardoza has been serving as a traffic 
sergeant. In this capacity he has worked closely with city traffic 
engineers to help reduce the traffic accident rate for the city of 
Milpitas. Recently he was instrumental in the conception, design, and 
implementation of the Department's DUI enforcement trailer which will 
be used to assist in the reduction of the incidence of drunk driving.
  Sgt. Cardoza has also been an active member of the community--through 
his service on the youth service bureau of the Department, he became 
involved in many of our community's youth programs. He coached PAL 
baseball, YBA basketball, and little league. He has also served on the 
board of directors for Santa Clara PAL, Milpitas PAL, and treasurer for 
BMX.
  During his years of service, Sgt. Cardoza received over 70 letters of 
appreciation and commendation from the citizens of Milpitas and from 
numerous branches of government.
  Mr. Speaker, on January 30, 1998, Sgt. Cardoza will be honored by 
family, friends, colleagues, and members of the community on the 
occasion of his retirement from the Milpitas Police Department. I 
applaud him for his 29 years of distinguished public service to our 
community. His dedication and commitment will be sorely missed and I 
wish him luck in all of his future endeavors.

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