[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 162 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1439-E1440]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF SHERIFF DAVID BYRNES

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 14, 2016

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Sheriff David 
Byrnes for serving 16 years as Kaufman County Sheriff and for serving a 
total of 47 years in law enforcement protecting the citizens of Texas.
  On November 5, 2017 David Byrnes will retire from a lifetime of 
serving the United States and Texas. Sheriff Byrnes began his career in 
the Navy before pursuing a career in law enforcement. He began his law 
enforcement career as a Deputy Sheriff in Tarrant County.

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Afterwards he joined the Department of Public Safety where he served as 
a Highway Patrolman in Pecos, Denton, and Fort Davis. He was later 
promoted to the Texas Rangers and served in Midland, Snyder, and 
Garland. He retired from the Rangers as the Captain of Company B in 
1996. David has now spent the last 16 years as the Kaufman County 
Sheriff.
  On behalf of all the people touched by the work of Sheriff Byrnes, I 
want to thank him for all of his work. We have been blessed to have you 
protecting us and I wish you a happy retirement.

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