[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 130 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1760]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         HONORING ROD SINCLAIR

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 2, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a friend, Rod 
Sinclair of Mariposa County, CA in my district. Rod passed away early 
Tuesday morning at the John C. Fremont Hospital in Mariposa.
  Rod spent 27 years serving the people of Mariposa County as a deputy 
Sheriff, Sergeant and Captain in the Mariposa County Sheriffs 
Department. As a very visible figure in the community, Rod was known to 
all as a practical, friendly `old style' officer, who was able to 
enforce the law by knowing the who, what, when and where about 
everything that was happening in the community. Later in his career, he 
was responsible for modernizing the Sheriff's Information systems, and 
took great delight in learning the newest technology.
  After work and on weekends, Rod spent innumerable hours working in 
support of youth sports, particularly football. He maintained the 
football field at the fairgrounds, and made sure that the ``Mustangs'' 
stayed organized, active and funded through community support.
  Following his retirement, Rod was a visible fixture at the Mariposa 
Fairgrounds where he volunteered doing maintenance and special projects 
as needed by his wife, Linda, who is the Fair Manager.
  Rod will be missed by his wife Linda Sinclair, and his sons Ed and 
Jeffrey. Ed has followed Rod as a Deputy Sheriff in Mariposa, and 
Jeffrey serves his country as a Lieutenant Commander on board the USS 
Enterprise.
  Mr. Speaker, I am saddened by this loss. Mariposa County has lost one 
of its true characters and community supporters with the passing of Rod 
Sinclair.

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