[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 9, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E445]
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                    HONORING SERGEANT GARY O'CONNOR

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2002

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Sergeant Gary 
O'Connor who retired from the Lower Gwynedd Police Department in 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2001 after twenty-seven 
years of service.
  Sergeant O'Connor graduated from Penn State University with a 
Bachelor of Science degree. Throughout his career he has displayed a 
special interest in juvenile justice and headed the Lower Gwynedd 
Police Department juvenile division for ten years. Currently, he also 
is a trainer and consultant for the National Center for Missing and 
Exploited Children, the National School Safety Center, and the National 
Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Since 1983, Sergeant 
O'Connor has also instructed and consulted on police training for the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
  Sergeant O'Connor has received many awards for his fine work 
including Pennsylvania's Juvenile Officer of the Year, Montgomery 
County's Police Officer of the Year, and North Penn Area's Outstanding 
Police Officer. The police force was no doubt stronger because of 
Sergeant O'Connor.
  It is a privilege to honor the contributions of Sergeant Gary 
O'Connor to the citizens of Lower Gwynedd.

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