[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 7 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E34]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING OFFICER KEITH G. LOCKHART

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                            HON. JOE SESTAK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 17, 2008

  Mr. SESTAK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Officer Keith G. 
Lockhart on his retirement on March 31, 2007 from the police force 
after 28 years of dedicated service to Ridley Township and Delaware 
County, Pennsylvania.
  Officer Lockhart joined the Ridley Township Police Department in 
January of 1979 along with eight other officers. He worked the then 
newly created ``24'' district of Holmes, Morton, and Secane, where he 
remained for the majority of his career.
  During his career, Officer Lockhart received many letters and 
commendations for his exemplary police work. He served briefly as a 
corporal and temporary sergeant during his time as a police officer.
  A lifelong resident of the Leedom Estates Section of Ridley Township, 
Officer Lockhart has been married to his wife Mary for 19 years. One of 
Keith's hobbies is Delaware County history. In 30 years of collecting, 
Keith has amassed one of the largest collections of Delaware County 
historical memorabilia, from which he has created history websites for 
both Ridley Township and Delaware County. He now serves the community 
as historian for theses websites, and has received hundreds of comments 
of praise for his efforts from the over 12,000 grateful viewers of the 
sites' guestbooks. Keith has also written several booklets on the 
history of the area.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in honoring Officer Keith G. 
Lockhart for the decades of hard work and selfless dedication given to 
the Police Department and citizens of Ridley Township and Delaware 
County, Pennsylvania.

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