[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E752]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN HONOR OF DETECTIVE RICHARD P. DeVOE, SR.

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                         HON. STEPHEN F. LYNCH

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 19, 2015

  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Detective Richard P. 
DeVoe, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the City of 
Boston, and to commend him for 45 years of dedicated service with the 
Boston Police Department.
  The son of Catherine and Walter DeVoe, Richie was born on April 10, 
1950, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He attended elementary school in 
Dorchester, and then went on to the Grover Cleveland Middle School. 
Richie then attended South Boston High School, graduating in 1970. 
Subsequently, he attended Curry College in Milton, MA, graduating Magna 
Cum Laude in 2002.
  Upon his graduation from South Boston High School, Richie went to 
work at the Boston Police Department. From 1970-1974, he was assigned 
to the cadet program, Badge #188. From there, he became a police 
dispatcher from 1974-1979. He served as a patrolman, Badge #2893, from 
1979-1987, and then worked as a detective, Badge #550, from 1987-2015.
  Mr. Speaker, in addition to his assigned duties, Richie took on 
several important responsibilities within the Boston Police Department: 
he is a director of the Boston Police Relief Association, serving as 
president in 1993. On May 1, 2015, Richie was appointed Chairman of the 
Memorial Committee. Further, Richie has been part of the Boston Police 
Stress Unit since 1998, and he travelled to Ground Zero in New York 
City in September, 2001, in order to assist the New York City Police 
Department in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
  Richie also serves as a vice-president of the South Boston Citizens 
Association, and he is a member of the Tynan Community Board. He is 
also a member of the South Boston Historical Society and the Boston 
Police Emerald Society.
  Richie has had the good fortune to be married to Patricia for 39 
years. They are the proud parents of three children: Richard, Jr., 
Suzanne, and Kristy. They are grandparents to Liam, Sophie, Lance, and 
Michael.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to take the floor of the House 
today to join with Richard P. DeVoe's family, friends, and 
contemporaries to thank him for his remarkable service to the City of 
Boston.

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