[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    TRIBUTE TO DAVID MAURICE LOZANO

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 1998

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to an 
officer of the law, David Maurice Lozano, of Harlingen, Texas. David is 
retiring from the U.S. Probation and Parole Department in Brownsville, 
Texas.
  As a former law enforcement officer myself, I know about the danger 
and difficulty of dealing with criminals and the havoc they create. 
Upholding the law is often a thankless task, yet it is critical to our 
society.
  David Lozano served in the United States Air Force after high school. 
After he got a degree in education at Southwest Texas State College in 
San Marcos, Texas, he worked as a special agent for the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation (FBI). Later, he worked as a supervisor at the U.S. 
Social Security Administration in Harlingen.
  He spent the last 20 years working for the federal government at the 
U.S. Probation and Parole Department in Brownsville, most recently as a 
supervising probation officer. David has a distinguished body of work 
doing a hard job to make his community a safer place to live.
  As one terribly familiar with the various aspects of law enforcement, 
let me point out that Probation Officers have a difficult task in 
helping in the rehabilitation of those who have committed crimes 
against society, paid their debt and are trying to find their way 
outside the system. It is for those people like David, who can help 
difficult people re-enter our society, that we offer our gratitude 
today.
  I ask my distinguished colleagues to join me today in commending an 
outstanding patriot and American, David Maurice Lozano, as he leaves 
government service. Please remember him again on March 19, when he will 
formally celebrate his retirement in the Rio Grande Valley.

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