[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 19, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E41]
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                         HONORING MIKE SIITARI

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                           HON. ERIK PAULSEN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 19, 2010

  Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to call attention to Mike 
Siitari, a 31 year veteran of the Edina Police Department and who will 
retire as its Chief at the end of January.
  For more than three decades, Edina law enforcement has seen Chief 
Siitari rise through the ranks from police dispatcher to patrol officer 
to lieutenant and finally, a decade long stint in the Department's 
highest post.
  Even after dedicating a lifetime to public service, Chief Siitari has 
no intention of quietly retiring; instead he will take on a role at the 
School Safety Center in St. Paul. There, he will work with the 
Minnesota Department of Safety to make schools safer by minimizing 
violence and maximizing prepared emergency procedures.
  As the community congratulates Chief Siitari on his new opportunity, 
we would also like to thank him for what he leaves behind. Because of 
his dedicated work, Edina is a safer, more enjoyable community.

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