[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 97 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       HONORING DEPUTY TOM PROUD

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 12, 1999

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I now take 
this opportunity to honor Deputy Tom Proud of the Pueblo County 
Sheriff's Department. I wish to recognize Deputy Proud for his 
dedication, hard work and involvement in the Pueblo community. I would 
like to commend him for his efforts and for receiving designation as 
the Outstanding Deputy of Pueblo County Sheriff's Department.
  Serving in various capacities, Proud is particularly dedicated to 
protecting the youth of Pueblo. Assigned as Crime Prevention Officer to 
Pueblo West in 1993, he has continued to be involved in prevention 
efforts including Pueblo County Safety Fair and the implementation of 
the Pueblo West Crime Watch.
  Deputy Proud is an active participant in the Pueblo West Substation 
Committee in which he contributed to the fulfillment of the Sheriff's 
Office vision of decentralization. He has taken a leadership role in 
the Child Safety Seat Program through his work to organize safety 
check-points to serve thirty families with installation of new car 
seats.
  Currently, he has extended his duties to dedicating time as School 
Resource Officer for Pueblo West High School, Pueblo West Middle 
School, Pueblo West Elementary School, and Sierra Vista Primary School. 
He has undertaken many tasks, in particular, special missions on 
traffic control around the schools. Deputy Sheriff Proud is becoming a 
talented instructor in the subjects of drug and alcohol awareness.
  Men like Tom Proud are a rare breed. I appreciate his involvement in 
the Pueblo community and his dedication to the citizens and youth of 
Pueblo. Deputy Sheriff Tom Proud is a great asset to the Pueblo County 
Sheriff's Office and to Pueblo. I would like to congratulate him on a 
job well done, and I hope that he will continue in his service.

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