[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E208]
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                      HONORING DETECTIVE RAY KERN

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 26, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Detective Ray Kern 
on the occasion of his retirement from the Madera County Sheriff's 
Department. Detective Kern retired January 2, 2002, after 32\1/2\ years 
in law enforcement, 28 of those years with the Madera County Sheriff's 
Department.
  Detective Ray Kern started his career in law enforcement with the 
Chowchilla Police Department in June of 1969. In December of 1973 he 
began working for the Madera County Sheriff's Department. After working 
in the jail for eighteen months, Ray Kern was transferred to the 
mountain division working patrol. In 1982, he was assigned to work in 
the Detective's Unit. The last several years of his career he also 
worked with the Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend Detective Ray Kern for an exemplary 
career of service in law enforcement. I encourage my colleagues to join 
me in congratulating Detective Kern on his retirement and wishing him 
many more years of continued success.

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