[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 91 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1146]
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                         HONORING TODD DENBESTE

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Todd 
DenBeste upon his retirement from the California Highway Patrol, 
Oakhurst Area Office. Officer DenBeste will officially retire June 30, 
2010, after twenty-eight years of service. A party will be held in his 
honor on Saturday, June 26, 2010 in Oakhurst, California.
  Officer Todd DenBeste graduated from West High School in Torrance, 
California. Upon graduating from high school, he worked in the private 
sector until he was appointed to the California Highway Patrol academy 
in 1982. Upon completing the academy, he was immediately placed in the 
South Los Angeles Area Office, where he was later assigned to the motor 
squad. Officer DenBeste served in South Los Angeles for nine years.
  In December 1991, Officer DenBeste was transferred to the California 
Highway Patrol Resident Post in Oakhurst, California. When the Oakhurst 
Area Office was formed in 2003, Officer DenBeste was assigned to that 
office.
  Officer DenBeste has been married to his wife, Leisa, for thirty-
three years. They have two children, Justin and Melissa.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Todd DenBeste 
for his tremendous service to the state of California upon his 
retirement from the California Highway Patrol. I invite my colleagues 
to join me in wishing Officer DenBeste many years of continued success.

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