[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 57 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E588]
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                     IN RECOGNITION OF DIANE LILLY

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 19, 2012

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a dedicated and 
courageous citizen from my district in Massachusetts. Diane Lilly, a 
resident of Duxbury, will be retiring as a Trooper First Class from the 
Massachusetts State Police after 26 years of exemplary service.
  Diane was born on December 13, 1956 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. She 
graduated from Cardinal Cushing High School in South Boston in 1974 and 
the University of Massachusetts, Boston, in 1980. Six years later, she 
graduated from the State Police Academy and began her long career of 
service to the state. Her work did not slow her passion for education 
or justice, however, as she graduated from Westfield State College with 
a Masters in Criminal Justice in 1990.
  Diane comes from an extraordinary family of civil servants and 
community leaders, so it is no wonder she has chosen such an admirable 
career path. Her father, Leonard, was a Boston Police Officer and 
retired as Chief Court Officer in Boston Municipal Court. Her sister, 
Janet, also went to work at that court for many years and her brother, 
Michael, has been a corrections officer at Suffolk County House of 
Correction. Two of her other brothers, Lenny and Brian, have both 
worked as police officers in Massachusetts, while her brother, Kevin, 
runs the heart and lung machines during open heart surgery at Cape Cod 
Hospital.
  Between 1987 and 2001, Diane worked out of the Norfolk County State 
Police Office. During this time she was instrumental in the Salvi and 
Sampson case that put a dangerous and prolific criminal behind bars for 
more than 30 years. She then began working with the Plymouth County 
Homicide Unit, where she was able to play an important role in the 
Matthew Cody cold case and the Magnarelli murder case. Since 2005, she 
has been a member of the Diversion Investigative Unit working on 
prescription drug abuse cases.
  Bay Staters are safer because Diane--and her colleagues--have had the 
courage to take on the most dangerous issues facing our community.
  As Diane retires after such a commendable life of public service, she 
will be able to spend some much deserved down time with her three dogs, 
Dermott, Maggie and Josephine.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Diane Lilly on this remarkable 
occasion. I ask that my colleagues join me in wishing her a great 
retirement and many years of happiness with her family and dogs and 
thank her for making Massachusetts a safer place.

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