[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 86 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E898-E899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CELEBRATING THE CAREER OF EDWARD V. ROCHFORD

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                           HON. LEONARD LANCE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 17, 2013

  Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Morris County Sheriff 
Edward V. Rochford for being awarded the 2013 Distinguished Citizen 
Award by the Boy Scouts of America and the Patriots Path Council. After 
twenty-seven years of distinguished public service this recognition is 
well earned.
  Sheriff Rochford is the top law enforcement official in Morris 
County, New Jersey, regarded as one of the safest counties in the 
country. He oversees the operation of the Morris County Correctional 
Facility which has been lauded as one of the ``cleanest, quietest, most 
well run'' correctional facilities according to the American 
Correctional Association. His office received the Triple Crown Award 
from the National Sheriffs' Association for being a fully accredited 
agency--becoming one of only thirty-four to earn this national 
distinction.
  Sheriff Rochford's community service includes President and Executive 
Director of the Sheriffs' Association of New Jersey and member of the 
advisory board of the Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center at 
the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Sheriff Rochford's continued 
involvement in fundraising to help minimize medical costs to families 
of children suffering from cancer recently earned him a commendation 
from the American Cancer Society. He was also the recipient of the 
Lifetime Achievement Award from the New Jersey State Troopers Coalition 
in 2012.
  Sheriff Rochford is an outstanding public servant who has continually 
demonstrated leadership. I congratulate him on his achievements and on 
his award as 2013 Distinguished Citizen of the Boy Scouts of America.

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