[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E128]
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                           HONORING KEN DAVIS

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 28, 2015

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the Yonkers community is filled with heroes 
that have gone above and beyond the call of duty to their neighborhood. 
One of those heroes, Ken Davis, has a particularly noteworthy list of 
achievements as a Yonkers resident and public servant.
  Ken is a graduate of Yonkers Public Schools and received an AAS 
Degree from Sullivan Community College. Later, he received a BS Degree 
in Fine Arts Education from the College of Mount Saint Vincent and an 
MS Degree in Human Resources from Mercy College.
  After school, Ken joined the United States Marine Corps Reserves and 
became an officer in the Yonkers police force. Currently a Detective 
assigned to the Gang/Narcotics Program, he has worked on several high 
profile assignments, including the department's Re-Entry Program, Third 
Precinct Task Force, Housing Unit, and has also served as a School 
Resource Officer, an Instructor at the Westchester Police Academy, and 
a Community Affairs Officer. In his time on the force, Ken has received 
several awards, certificates and honors for his work through the 
department.
  As a Graffiti and Gang Specialist, Ken has made presentations at the 
National Gang Crime Research Center in Chicago, and Canada's Anti-
Graffiti Symposium about methods of gang prevention.
  In his private time, Ken serves the Yonkers community with volunteer 
work for the scholarship committee and in 2005 served as worshipful 
Master of James H. Farrell Lodge #34, Prince Hall Free and Accepted 
Masons of Yonkers.
  For both his private and professional commitment to bettering the 
Yonkers community, the Luther V. Garrison Sr. Masonic Foundation Inc. 
Scholarship Committee has named Ken Davis their 2014 Community 
Volunteer Service Award winner. He is most deserving of this 
distinguished honor and I wish to congratulate and thank him for all he 
has done for the people and city of Yonkers.

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