[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 172 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING CHIEF KATHLEEN HARRELL ON HER RETIREMENT

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 1, 2016

  Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Chief Kathleen 
Harrell, on the occasion of her retirement from the Florida Department 
of Corrections.
  Chief Harrell has given 30 years of distinguished public service to 
the State of Florida through her knowledge, integrity and leadership. 
Her tenure at the Florida Department of Corrections began on August of 
1986, where she worked as a Field Agent within the Correctional 
Probation sector. She then spent several years performing professional 
work investigating, assessing, supervising, counseling, administrating, 
and/or classifying offenders as a Correctional Probation Officer. It 
was in 1993 when she joined the Office of Inspector General and strived 
passionately to become the Assistant Chief of Investigations for the 
Florida Department in January of 2013. Chief Harrell deserves our 
admiration and respect for her dedication to public service.
  Besides working tirelessly to ensure the wellbeing of Florida's 
citizens, Chief Harrell dedicates time to worship as a member of the 
New Mount Olive Baptist Church in Ft. Lauderdale, FL since 2011. She 
has also been an avid cyclist for ten years and frequently participates 
in fundraising rides for multiple sclerosis and HIV/AIDS charities. If 
there's something Chief Harrell loves as much as cycling, it is the 
Miami Dolphins, being a seasonal ticket holder for around fourteen 
years now.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to congratulate Chief Kathleen 
Harrell on her retirement. I wish her the very best of luck in all her 
future endeavors.

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