[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 2, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E978]
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              HONORING ASSISTANT SHERIFF RICHARD BRESHEARS

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 1, 2004

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Assistant Sheriff 
Richard Breshears for 35 years of dedicated service to Stanislaus 
County. Richard will retire from the Stanislaus County Sheriff's 
Department and will be honored at an event held in California on June 
23rd.
  Richard began his career as a Stanislaus County Deputy Sheriff in 
1970 where he worked in Patrol and Adult Detention. He was assigned to 
the Investigations Crimes Against Persons Unit in 1973. He was in this 
unit for almost 18 years, starting out as an investigator and moving up 
the ranks to Lieutenant. In 1991 Richard was promoted to Captain and 
served as Commander in both the Custodial Division and the Operations 
Division. In 1997 he was appointed to Assistant Sheriff and he 
currently commands the Operations Division.
  Mr. Breshears graduated from the FBI National Academy in Virginia in 
1982. He has also been a member of numerous law enforcement committees. 
He is an alumnus of Leadership Modesto, a training program for up and 
coming community leaders. Richard has served for a number of years as 
chair of the Law Enforcement Day. He is currently President of the 
Stanislaus County Police Activities League, a position he has held for 
8 years, and he is a member of the Stanislaus County Advisory Board on 
Substance Abuse. Richard has served on the US Attorney's Eastern 
District Law Enforcement Executive Council for many years. In 1999 he 
received the Sheriff's Department ``Medal of Merit'' for exceptional 
meritorious service, the second highest award presented by the 
department.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Assistant Sheriff Richard 
Breshears upon his retirement from public service. Although his career 
in public service has ended, his contributions will be felt for 
generations to come. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing 
Richard a fulfilling retirement.

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