[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 125 (Friday, August 19, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING MR. MARK BUNGER, OF NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 19, 2011

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition 
of retiring California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Bunger, for his 
outstanding service in Napa County, California.
  Mr. Bunger was born on Travis Air Force Base in 1959. He attended 
Napa Valley College and Cavalry Chapel Bible School, and later obtained 
his Federal Aviation Administration Pilot's Certificate and graduated 
from the California Highway Patrol Academy.
  Mr. Bunger has been a dedicated member of the California Highway 
Patrol for 29 years, 24 of which he served in Napa County. He has also 
been honored with the position of CHP Flight Officer Golden Gate 
Division Air Operations Unit with the Napa County Airport and served as 
the Public Affairs Officer for the highway patrol from 1995 to 2001.
  Having grown up in Napa, Mr. Bunger has a deep sense of community and 
has chosen to get involved in projects which would improve the lives of 
Napa citizens. One of these projects was a program called ``Every 15 
Minutes,'' which simulates alcohol-related driving accidents and their 
aftermath at high schools throughout the state. His other projects 
include ``Lights for Life,'' a sobriety challenge, ``CHiP's for Kids,'' 
a Christmas toy drive, a high school driving program at Sears Point 
Raceway, and a Child SafetySeat Program.
  Mr. Bunger is well known in the Napa Valley community for his wit and 
sharp sense of humor. He is fortunate enough to be surrounded by his 
loving family and life-long friends. He and his wife of 26 years, 
Laura, currently reside in Napa. Their two children Rebekah, age 20, 
and Joel, age 18, are both currently attending college.
  Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we acknowledge Mark 
Bunger for his decades of devoted service to the Napa Valley community 
on this day.

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