[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 85 (Friday, June 14, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN HONOR OF MILLER COUNTY SHERIFF H.E. ``BUDDY'' GLASS

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 13, 2013

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart and 
solemn remembrance that I rise today to pay tribute to a great man and 
outstanding Sheriff of Miller County, Georgia, H.E. ``Buddy'' Glass. 
Sadly, Sheriff Glass passed away on June 8, 2013. Funeral services will 
be held on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church 
in Colquitt, Georgia.
  Since he was elected in 1996, Sheriff Glass has served the citizens 
of Miller County, Georgia with devotion and distinction. Elected to a 
fifth term last year as chief law enforcement officer responsible for 
patrolling and responding to calls within the 284 square mile area of 
Miller County with a population of over 6,000 people, Sheriff Glass has 
proven to be a strong and revered leader. A great number of challenges 
come with a position of this caliber, exacerbated by the fact that much 
of this rural Southwest Georgia County is composed of unpaved roads and 
farmland. Sheriff Glass handled these challenges with efficiency and 
success.
  Sheriff Glass was employed with the Miller County Sheriff's Office 
for more than 31 years. As Sheriff, he spearheaded the inmate work 
program, which has saved thousands of taxpayer dollars in garbage 
collection, landscaping efforts, and assistance with public functions 
in the city. He also oversaw the Miller County Operation Pill Drop, a 
program where citizens of the county turn in unwanted and unneeded 
prescription medications to keep them from falling into the wrong 
hands. In addition, Sheriff Glass approved an initiative to have the 
trustees of the Miller County Jail help distribute food from the local 
food bank.
  In 2008, the Georgia Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and 
Reserve, an agency of the Department of Defense, honored the Miller 
County Sheriff's Office with an ``Above and Beyond'' award in 
recognition of the Office's outstanding support of its employees who 
serve in the National Guard and Reserve.
  Maya Angelou once said, ``A great soul serves everyone all the time. 
A great soul never dies.'' Sheriff Glass is undoubtedly great because 
of his distinguished service to his community, devotion to his work, 
and the compassion he showed for his friends and loved ones.
  Sheriff Glass is survived by his wife, Rita; children, Bo, Steven, 
Robert, Wendy, Danielle and Linda; one sister, Myrle; and twelve 
grandchildren. He was a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church in 
Colquitt, Georgia.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in paying tribute 
to Sheriff H.E. ``Buddy'' Glass and his legacy of service to Miller 
County, Georgia. He loved the people of Miller County and he was 
committed to making that community safer to live in and to improving 
the quality of life. He will truly be missed.

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