[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 74 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S3424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO RANDY SCHOEN

 Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, today I wish to honor the work of 
Medford Chief of Police Randy Schoen, and all the officers, citizens, 
dispatchers, and volunteers being recognized at the Medford Police 
Awards Banquet.
  The Medford Police Department is doing its community a great service 
in holding the annual Medford Police Awards Banquet, acknowledging and 
encouraging the kind of work that keeps our citizens safe and makes our 
communities great.
  Chief Schoen has contributed much to his department and to the city 
of Medford, OR. He developed the department's first K9, SWAT, and drug 
and gang enforcement units. He has used technology to make the 
department more effective and responsive. He has rolled out programs 
that have increased the Medford Police Department's efficiency, 
community involvement, and clearance rates. Chief Schoen is a terrific 
example of what it means to be a public servant. He is now retiring 
after 25 years of meritorious service. His hard work will be missed.
  Also worthy of praise are the many other individuals being honored at 
the Medford Police Awards Banquet. These citizens and officers are 
receiving awards for Outstanding Achievement, Meritorious Lifesaving, 
and Citizen Recognition. Many of these individuals have risked personal 
harm to save the life of another, or ensure that justice is done. I 
thank the Medford Police Department for honoring them.
  I join the Medford Police Department and the people of Medford in 
commemorating the great work of Chief Schoen and all those receiving 
awards at this banquet. These individuals represent the ideals of civil 
service, personal heroism, and a just society. I thank them for their 
service and wish them all the best in their endeavors to come.

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