[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 25, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1520-E1521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN RECOGNITION OF SERGEANT RON LOMPART

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2006

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition, and with thanks, 
for the 31 years of exemplary service Police Sergeant Ron Lompart has 
given to the City of Simi Valley, California.

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  Ron's last day as a Simi Valley police officer is tomorrow. He began 
his career as a Simi Valley police officer fresh out of the academy 
just 4 years after the city incorporated.
  They matured together.
  They matured well.
  Mr. Speaker, Simi Valley is my home. I served as mayor there for 7 
years before being elected to Congress. I am proud of the fact that 
Simi Valley is routinely recognized as one of the safest cities in the 
United States. That recognition is in large part due to the caliber of 
the men and women of the Simi Valley Police Department.
  That being true, Ron Lompart is largely responsible for the high 
caliber of the men and women who serve the Simi Valley Police 
Department. Ron is responsible for overseeing the training of new 
officers as one of the department's two Field Training Program 
Sergeants. He also is a patrol supervisor, overseeing the daily actions 
of both rookies and veterans alike.
  Ron's career parallels his dual dedication to both the City of Simi 
Valley and the men and women with whom he serves. After 6 years as a 
patrol officer, Ron was promoted to sergeant in 1981. He served with 
distinction on the department's SWAT team for 10 years and worked as a 
Rangemaster and Participative Management Team member. In addition, Ron 
represented the department's rank-and-file as a board member of both 
the Simi Valley Police Officers' Association and the Peace Officers 
Research Association of California.
  After 31 years in a police uniform--after 3 years in a U.S. Army 
uniform--Ron looks forward to spending time as a civilian with his 
wife, Cindy, and their three children, doing a bit of hunting and 
perhaps some cruising.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues will join me in thanking my friend 
Ron Lompart for his decades of service to the City of Simi Valley and 
his country, and in wishing him Godspeed in his retirement.

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