[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 62 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E724-E725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN MEMORY OF CHRISTIE STANLEY

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 29, 2010

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, I rise in memory of Christie Stanley, 
the first female District Attorney for the County of Santa Barbara, 
California, who died this week at 61 years young after a courageous 
fight against cancer.
  Christie was elected District Attorney in June 2006 with 70 percent 
of the vote. In many ways, she epitomizes the American Dream and how 
hard work and perseverance can bring a person to the pinnacle of her 
career.
  Christie graduated from Ventura College of Law Magna Cum Laude, first 
in her class, while married, caring for two young daughters and 
commuting from Lompoc for 4 years--a round-trip of about 160 miles.
  She was drawn to a career in law enforcement while in Kansas for her 
uncle's funeral. While she was there, her uncle's murderer was caught 
and brought through the small town square. Armed townspeople waited, 
intent on vengeance. The officers who had him in custody--friends and 
colleagues of Christie's uncle--brought the killer in safely so he 
could be prosecuted.
  ``I was and am consistently impressed by law enforcement 
professionals who do the right thing, even when it is the hard thing to 
do,'' Christie said of the experience.
  Christie practiced civil law for 2 years before she joined the Santa 
Barbara County District Attorney's office in 1980. Soon after she was 
assigned to supervise the Lompoc District Attorney's office. She 
prosecuted hundreds of cases, including murders, rapes and arson, and 
had a nearly perfect conviction record.
  In 1984, she was recognized as ``Deputy District Attorney of the 
Year.'' She had been an associate member of the Santa Barbara County 
Law Enforcement Chiefs since 1991,

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was an original Core Committee Member for the creation and operation of 
the Substance Abuse Treatment Court and trained volunteers for the 
Lompoc Rape Crisis Center.
  Christie is survived by her husband Gary; daughters Renee Edman and 
Dawn Wright; stepchildren Mark Stanley, Ryan Stanley and Tami Millican; 
mother Jeanette Claycamp; and her grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues will join me in offering our 
condolences to Christie's family and friends and in remembering a life 
dedicated to incarcerating criminals and caring for their victims.

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