[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF RICHARD S. BRYCE

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 20, 1999

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Ventura County, 
California, Undersheriff Richard S. Bryce, who will retire next month 
after a long, honorable and distinguished career.
  Undersheriff Bryce accomplished much in his more than three decades 
with the Ventura County Sheriff's Department, but will perhaps be 
remembered most for three particular achievements:
  He spearheaded California legislation that permitted the merging of 
the Marshal's Offices into the Sheriff's Departments; he is recognized 
as an expert on jail operations and management, providing court 
testimony and conducting seminars throughout the Western United States 
on custody issues; and he provided leadership in management of the 
department's budget and in the fight to win passage of California's 
Proposition 172, which ensured the continued funding for the department 
and other local public safety agencies.
  Richard Bryce began his law enforcement career in 1965 as a reserve 
deputy. After his appointment as a deputy sheriff on April 22, 1966, he 
embarked on a number of diverse assignments as he rose through the 
department's ranks. He was a patrol deputy, a staff officer at the 
Ventura County Police and Sheriff's Academy, a burglary detective and 
narcotic detective. As an administrative sergeant, he served at the 
Jail Honor Farm and in the Civil Bureau. He was a facility lieutenant 
at the Oxnard Branch Jail, a Civil Bureau lieutenant for Court 
Services, and a narcotic lieutenant for Special Services.
  In 1982, Richard Bryce was promoted to commander of the special 
Services Bureau, which oversees the department's investigation units. 
In 1986, then-Sheriff John Gillespie appointed him assistant sheriff, 
and in 1993 he was appointed undersheriff by then-Sheriff Larry 
Carpenter.
  Richard Bryce's peers have consistently described him as ``loyal, 
ethical, professional, articulate, and conscientious.''
  Ventura County's undersheriff holds a master's degree in public 
administration, a bachelor's degree in political science and an 
associate's degree in administration of justice. He and Loretta have 
been married for more than 30 years. They have two children, Jeffrey 
and Kimberly.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues will join me in recognizing Richard 
S. Bryce for his decades of dedicated service and in wishing him and 
his family Godspeed in his retirement. His dedication to public safety 
and his community will be missed.

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