[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 69 (Thursday, May 13, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E956]
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       A TRIBUTE TO COALINGA POLICE CHIEF LUELLA ``KAY'' HOLLOWAY

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                         HON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 1999

  Mr. DOOLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the induction of former Coalinga Police Chief, Luella ``Kay'' Holloway 
into the National Police Officer's memorial.
  Chief Holloway's law enforcement career began when she was hired as a 
police matron and file clerk at the Torrance police Department in 
August 1963. In June 1964, she became a Los Angeles County Deputy 
Sheriff. The majority of her career was spent with the department until 
she relocated to the city of Coalinga as the Chief of Police.
  Chief Holloway was the first woman Chief of Police in California 
history. At the time of her service in Coalinga, she was one of six 
female police chiefs in the country. During Chief Holloway's three and 
a half years in Coalinga, she was responsible for obtaining several 
important grants and initiating several new programs for the community.
  On January 3, 1980, Chief Kay Holloway and her husband, California 
Highway patrol Officer Don Holloway, were killed in an airplane 
accident while returning home from a California P.O.S.T. training 
session in Sacramento. She died in the line of duty.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
induction of former Coalinga Police Chief Luella ``Kay'' Holloway into 
the National Peace Officer's memorial.

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