[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 155 (Saturday, September 27, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2070]
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                 IN HONOR OF ARCHER RAYMOND MORGAN, JR.

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 26, 2008

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of Simi Valley Police 
Department Sergeant Archer Raymond Morgan, Jr., who will retire October 
12 after 33 years of dedicated and exceptional service to the 
department and the city it serves.
  Simi Valley, California, has been my home for more than 40 years. 
When I was first elected to the City Council, Simi Valley's public 
safety was entrusted to the Simi Valley Community Safety Agency. 
Officers rode in white cars and wore light blue uniform shirts. It was 
an intentionally low-key and, some might say, casual approach to law 
enforcement.
  Not long after my election to the council, I became the city's first 
elected mayor. Soon thereafter, we transformed the Simi Valley 
Community Safety Agency into the Simi Valley Police Department. White 
patrol cars became traditional black and whites. Community safety 
officers became trained and professional police officers and dressed 
the part.
  Arch Morgan was an integral part of that transformation into a 
professional police force. I have done several ride-alongs with Arch 
over the years--in both white cars and black and whites. He is a 
professional's professional and one of the most liked and respected 
members of the department.
  Arch worked patrol for the first 5 years with the department. He also 
served as the department's Court Officer, field training officer, and 
on the department's Driving Under the Influence Team (DUIT). In 1980, 
he was promoted to sergeant. As a sergeant, Arch worked in Patrol, 
Patrol Support, Youth Services, Inspection & Planning, and the Special 
Enforcement Detail. For the past 11\1/2\ years, he has supervised the 
Field Training Office Program.
  Prior to his law enforcement career, Arch was a Medical Corpsman for 
the U.S. Army National Guard. He earned his associate of arts with a 
Police Science major from Moorpark College.
  Sergeant Archer Raymond Morgan, Jr., epitomizes the professionalism 
of the Police Department he has served for more than 3 decades and on 
which he has left a visible possible mark.
  Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues join me in thanking Arch Morgan 
for his dedication to the Simi Valley Police Department and the people 
it serves, and in wishing him well in a long and fruitful retirement.

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