[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 116 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1439]
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  IN HONOR OF THE CAREER OF MICHAEL J. CARROLL FROM CHESTER COUNTY, PA

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 29, 2011

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Michael J. 
Carroll, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on his retirement after his 
outstanding service and career in law enforcement, most recently as 
Chief of Police of West Goshen Township.
  Chief Carroll served in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 
1965, participating in the USAF Honor Guard in the funeral of President 
John F. Kennedy. After leaving the military, he served in the 
Tredyffrin Police Department, the Chester County Detective Bureau, and 
the West Whiteland Police Department before becoming Chief of the West 
Whiteland Police Department in October 1988.
  Chief Carroll has served as staff instructor with the Delaware County 
Police Academy, has been a guest lecturer at institutions such as West 
Chester University and the United States Naval Academy, and is a 
graduate of the FBI Academy. In addition to serving on the Criminal 
Justice Advisory Committee of Wilmington University and Alvernia 
University, Chief Carroll is Past President of the Chester County 
Police Chiefs Association, Past President of the Police Chiefs 
Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Past President of the 
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, and Past President of the 
International Chiefs of Police Association, and he has benefittingly 
been inducted into the International Police Association Hall of Fame.
  Mr. Speaker, in light of his years of exemplary service to his 
community and litany of sterling accomplishments too long to record, I 
ask that my colleagues join me today in recognizing Chief Michael J. 
Carroll for his invaluable contributions to the quality of life of the 
citizens of West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania and our 
entire nation.

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