[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 147 (Thursday, December 4, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1731]
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                  IN RECOGNITION OF CHIEF MIKE WHALEN

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 4, 2014

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Police Chief Mike 
Whalen upon his retirement after ten years of dedicated service to the 
town of Dennis, Massachusetts.
   Chief Whalen began his distinguished career as a patrolman in 
Farmington, Connecticut. Over the next thirty years, he tirelessly 
worked his way up the ranks of the greater Hartford police department, 
rising from patrolman to Chief of Police in the Connecticut State 
Capitol. In 2004, the Cape Cod community was particularly fortunate 
when Chief Whalen came to Dennis. During his ten years with the Dennis 
Police Department, Chief Whalen has been a remarkable leader and has 
built on his strong reputation for modernizing local police work. Every 
community that Chief Whalen has touched has benefited as a result of 
his work, and his guidance and leadership will surely be missed in the 
town of Dennis.
   Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I commend Chief Mike 
Whalen. I ask that my colleagues join me in wishing him a long and 
happy retirement and in thanking him for his service.

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