[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 9, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E52]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING GARY LOUIS SIMPSON OF NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 9, 2007

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
the long and successful career of Mr. Gary Louis Simpson, the Sheriff-
Coroner of Napa County, California. On December 28th Mr. Simpson will 
stand down after 20 years and 5 terms as the elected Sheriff of Napa 
County. During his tenure, the Sheriff's Department has developed and 
expanded numerous programs to extend the involvement of the department 
with other law enforcement agencies and county departments. He leaves 
behind a technologically sophisticated and well-trained department 
prepared to continue the work he has advanced for many years.
  Mr. Simpson was born in Missouri, but moved to California at an early 
age, and grew up in Oakland. He attended Pacific Union College and 
graduated with a B.A. in Social Sciences in 1965. Mr. Simpson served in 
the United States Army from 1966-1969 and left at the rank of 1st 
Lieutenant before joining the Napa Police Department that same year. In 
1983 he was promoted to Lieutenant in the Police Department. In 1986 he 
ran for the office of Sheriff, and was elected the 25th Sheriff of Napa 
County.
  As Sheriff, Mr. Simpson expanded the work of the Sheriffs department 
beyond the strict. confines of law enforcement and into the communities 
of the Napa Valley. Through a variety of programs like DARE and the 
Sheriffs Activity League, Mr. Simpson has reached out to the youth of 
the Napa Valley and helped develop a safe and healthy place for 
children to grow. He has created an innovative program, the Sheriff 
Citizens Academy, which is conceived to allow people living and working 
in the Napa Valley to better understand the work of the Sheriffs 
Department. Additionally, this important program has begun the process 
of building bridges between members of the community and law 
enforcement.
  Madam Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we recognize Mr. 
Gary Louis Simpson on his retirement after 20 years as the Sheriff of 
Napa County. He has been instrumental in developing the resources and 
capabilities of law enforcement in Napa County. He will enjoy 
retirement in the company of his wife Veronica, their children, and 
their two granddaughters.

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