[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 49 (Thursday, April 5, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E562]
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                        HONORING GARY LEE TIMMER

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 4, 2001

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the loyal men 
and women of the Lapeer County, Michigan, Sheriff's Department. On May 
11, the Department will honor one of its own, as friends, family, and 
colleagues will gather to celebrate the retirement of Officer Gary Lee 
Timmer, after nearly 30 years of outstanding service.
  Born in Almont, MI, in 1946, Gary Timmer's family moved to Imlay 
City, where he graduated from Imlay City High School in 1965. He 
entered the Police Academy in 1969 and joined the Imlay City Police 
Department soon after. He remained there until 1972, where he then 
became a member of the Lapeer County Sheriff's Department.
  During his time with the Department, Gary has excelled in the proper 
use of firearms. In 1980, he was certified by the Detroit Firearms 
School as a gun range expert. The Washtenaw Firearms School bestowed 
the same certification upon him in 1991, along with an expert 
certification in semiautomatic weapon use. He has taken the 
responsibility to use these skills to instruct others. As a long time 
instructor at local gun clubs, as well as a member of the National 
Rifle Association, Gary teaches and promotes weapon safety and teaches 
a hunter's safety course.
  Mr. Speaker, many people in the Lapeer area have greatly benefitted 
from Gary Lee Timmer's insight, experience, and commitment to 
preserving peace and order. He has helped make the streets safe for all 
its citizens, especially its children. I would also like to recognize 
his wife Amy, his children Curt and Shelley, and his six grandchildren. 
He has obviously been as strong a role model for them as he has for the 
people he protected for three decades. I ask my colleagues in the 107th 
Congress to join me in congratulating him for his dedication to 
justice.

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