[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2479-E2480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF GARY GALLOWAY

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 4, 2007

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, I rise in memory of Gary Galloway, who 
passed away November 21 at the age of 56.
  Gary Galloway was a detective at the Simi Valley, California, Police 
Department, which is an understatement of the important work he 
performed there. For 21 of the 29 years Gary served the Simi Valley 
community, he investigated child sexual abuse cases and other crimes 
against persons.
  Twenty-one years is a long time for a detective to investigate child 
sex abuse cases. Most officers suffer from an understandable burnout 
confronting the worse a criminal can do to a child. But Gary was 
passionate about protecting children. He was equally a skilled and 
hardworking detective.
  Countless lives have been protected because of Gary's diligence and 
professionalism. Equally, many individuals were cleared of false 
allegations because of Gary's dedication to the truth.
  I met Gary when I was elected to the Simi Valley City Council and he 
was a new officer, and got to know him through many ride-alongs with 
him on patrol. I followed his career through my years as mayor and as 
congressman. He was a respected friend who I visited with just a few 
weeks ago during the Simi Valley Days Parade.
  Gary served as a reserve officer before joining the Police Department 
full time in 1980. He quickly made his mark as a patrol officer and a 
field training officer. Then he joined the detective ranks and was 
assigned to child sex abuse cases. He never looked back.

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  Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues will join me in honoring the 
memory of Gary Galloway and his decades of service to public safety and 
particularly in his work to protect our children. In addition, I know 
my colleagues join me in extending our condolences to his wife, 
Victoria, and his adult sons, Gregory, Robert, and Darren, and to all 
whose lives Gary touched privately and professionally.
  Godspeed, Gary.

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