[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 31, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     HONORING DENNIS W. SHAUGHNESSY

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 31, 2001

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to Dennis 
Shaughnessy, who retired on September 14, 2001. Though his departure is 
a great loss, I would like to congratulate Dennis and thank him for 30 
years of service and dedication to the County of Santa Barbara 
Probation Department.
  Dennis Shaughnessy began employment with the Probation Department in 
1971 as an officer assigned to the Santa Barbara Juvenile Hall. From 
the outset of his career, Dennis performed at an outstanding level and 
was identified as having management potential on his very first 
employee performance evaluation. He soon was promoted to Deputy 
Probation Officer in 1973, and began quickly moving up the ranks in the 
Probation Department from Senior Deputy Probation Officer to 
Supervising Probation Officer to Administrative Division Chief to his 
final position of Deputy Chief Probation Officer, the position he has 
held since 1996.
  In addition to the innumerable hours Dennis has dedicated to the 
Probation Department, he also has found time to serve on various State 
committees, including advisory committees for the California Board of 
Corrections and several criminal information subcommittees with the 
Department of Justice. He has also initiated several programs that have 
been cited for outstanding merit by the local Juvenile Justice/
Delinquency Prevention commission. Specifically, the Los Prietos Boys 
Camp, a program in his division, has received much recognition. The Los 
Prietos Boys Camp is a program that provides an opportunity for 
juvenile offenders to be rehabilitated. The program provides at-risk 
youths opportunities to refurbish computers for the Santa Barbara 
County Education Office's ``Computers for Families'' program, or 
provide forest maintenance services for the Los Prietos National 
Forest. The program has been so effective it was awarded the CSAC 
Challenge Award in November 2000.
  Mr. Speaker, for his lifetime of service and commitment to community 
involvement, I recognize and salute Dennis Shaughnessy and thank him 
for all his efforts on behalf of the entire Central Coast community. I 
am confident that Dennis will remain a prominent figure in the 
community as he enters a new phase in his life. We all owe him a 
tremendous debt of gratitude, and I wish him the best of luck in all of 
his future endeavors.

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