[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S1969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO ISRAEL BROOKS

 Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, for the past 33 years, Israel 
Brooks has done all citizens of South Carolina a great favor by working 
in law enforcement. That is why it is with a degree of sadness that I 
note his departure from the post of U.S. Marshal for South Carolina 
after seven years of service. Israel Brooks' career is a testament to 
the caliber of leadership that his colleagues have learned to expect 
from him. A native of Newberry, SC, he served for four years in the 
U.S. Marine Corps where he rose to the rank of sergeant and platoon 
leader. Then, in 1967, he became South Carolina's first African-
American highway patrolman. After a five-year stint as an instructor at 
the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, he continued to climb the 
ranks of the highway patrol, serving as Major for four years until 
taking the marshal's post in 1994.
  Recently, Marshal Brooks was honored here in Washington for his 
lifelong commitment to fostering equal opportunities in the workplace 
as a recipient of the Equal Employment Opportunity Award. He is most 
deserving of this and the many other accolades that he has received 
throughout his distinguished career. I am confident that Israel Brooks 
is one of the finest law enforcement officers in the modern history of 
South Carolina and my staff and I will miss working with him.




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