[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING CHARLY SKAGGS OF JUVENILE SERVICES OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, 
                                 TEXAS

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                          HON. JOHN R. CARTER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 2010

  Mr. CARTER. Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Mr. Charly 
Skaggs upon his retirement from Williamson County Juvenile Services 
after 32 years of service. Charly served 24 of those years as the chief 
probation officer. In the beginning of Charly's career there were only 
seven employees in the juvenile services department and the county had 
just broken ground on a ten-bed secure detention facility.
  Williamson County grew a great deal during Charly's time of service 
resulting in operation of a detention center, a non-secure residential 
center, a juvenile justice alternative education program, a secure 
residential program, court services, probation services, community 
services, electronic monitoring and the first military model 
residential setting with 150 employees. Charly has spent many years 
traveling all over the U.S. training in the juvenile services field, as 
well as serving as the past president of the National and Texas 
Juvenile Detention Associations. I had the pleasure of working with 
Charly when I sat on the Bench as District Judge of Williamson County. 
It is an honor to congratulate my friend on his retirement and I wish 
him all the best.

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