[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 111 (Tuesday, September 19, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1524]
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                  TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT WILLIAM F. SNELL

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                          HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 19, 2000

  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to Sergeant 
William F. Snell, an officer with the California Highway Patrol. 
Sergeant Snell is retiring from the California Highway Patrol after 32 
years of service to the State of California.
  Sergeant Snell began his career as an officer with the California 
Highway Patrol in 1968. Upon his graduation from the academy, Sergeant 
Snell was assigned to several offices in California, including Baldwin 
Park, Riverside, San Bernardino, Central Los Angeles and Santa Ana in 
July 1986.
  In Santa Ana, Sergeant Snell held several administrative positions. 
He was the sergeant in charge of commercial enforcement within the 
Santa Ana Area. As sergeant in charge, he directed the commercial 
officers within the Border Division area, including San Diego and 
Orange County offices.
  Sergeant Snell is a dedicated officer who has served the people and 
the State of California with highest degree of professionalism. During 
his career with the Highway Patrol, Sergeant Snell demonstrated his 
outstanding qualities of management and leadership. Sergeant Snell 
upheld the mission of the California Highway Patrol to manage and 
regulate traffic and to achieve ``safe, lawful and efficient use of the 
highway transportation system.'' An officer in the California Highway 
Patrol must possess courage, strength, and heroism in the face of the 
unknown.
  I commend Sergeant Snell for his dedication to the safety of 
California's citizens and to the high caliber of service that he gave 
to his profession. Colleagues, please join with me in recognizing 
Sergeant William F. Snell as a man of dignity, honor and purpose and in 
wishing him many happy years of retirement.

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