[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E638]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            TERRY WETHERILL

                                  _____
                                 

                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 16, 2017

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Terry Wetherill, who 
recently received the Emergency Manager of the Year Award. Terry is the 
Mineral County emergency manager and search and rescue coordinator. As 
part of the Mineral County Search and Rescue team, he serves as an EMT 
in the County Ambulance Service and as a fireman in the Volunteer Fire 
Department. Terry's roots in the community run deep. Terry's family was 
one of Mineral County's founding families, settling there over one 
hundred years ago. Terry made his home in Creede after 29 years of 
service in the U.S. Navy.
  As Mineral County Emergency Manager, Terry has spearheaded the use of 
technology to aid in difficult search and rescue missions in the San 
Luis Valley in situations where all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles 
can't access those in need of emergency services. Avalanches and steep 
cliffs create treacherous conditions in parts of the San Luis Valley, 
and the drone helps prevent rescuers from having to put themselves in 
life-threatening situations, Thanks to the work of Terry's office, 
Archuleta, Hinsdale, Mineral, and Rio Grande counties will now have 
access to this life saving drone.
  Mr. Speaker, Terry Wetherill's service to Colorado and his commitment 
to safety and security in the San Luis Valley is commendable and we are 
fortunate to have him, He is well-deserving of this honor, and I wish 
him the very best in the future.

                          ____________________