[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 138 (Thursday, November 13, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN RECOGNITION OF GERALD SHEA

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 13, 2014

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to District 
Attorney Gerald Shea, who recently retired after 37 years of public 
service to the county of San Luis Obispo.
  A San Diego native, Mr. Shea began his prosecutorial career in 1974 
as a Deputy Attorney General with the California Attorney General's 
office in Los Angeles. In 1977, he moved to our local community of San 
Luis Obispo where he became a Deputy District Attorney with the San 
Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office.
  For the next 37 years, Mr. Shea worked his way through the ranks in 
the District Attorney's office. In 1982 he became the Supervising 
Attorney for the Child Support Division, and in 1985 he was selected to 
be Chief Deputy District Attorney. Eventually Mr. Shea became San Luis 
Obispo County District Attorney, elected by the voters first in 1998, 
where he served the remainder of his distinguished career. Mr. Shea's 
accomplishments in the field of criminal justice have left a renowned 
and lasting impact on his colleagues, peers, and the community.
  Beyond his professional roles in our community, Mr. Shea has served 
the San Luis Obispo community through his roles on the Board of 
Directors for the San Luis Obispo Women's Shelter, on the Executive 
Council for the County's Children's Services Network, on the Advisory 
Board for the statewide organization known as Fight Crime: Invest in 
Kids, and as Chair of the Domestic Violence Task Force. He is the 
former Chair of the Criminal Justice Administrators' Association, a 
founding member of the county's Anti-Gang Coordinating Commission, and 
was President of the California District Attorneys Association.
  It is with great respect that I thank Mr. Shea for his decades of 
public service, commitment, and leadership and I wish him continued 
success and happiness during retirement.

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