[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING JEAN BARR DONALDSON III

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jean 
Barr Donaldson III, who retired on March 23, 2018 as the Undersheriff 
of the Napa County Sheriff's Office, after 30 years of service to Napa 
County.
  A native of San Francisco and Novato, Mr. Donaldson graduated from 
San Marin High School in Novato in 1981. He attended Santa Rosa Junior 
College and Sacramento State University, where he graduated with a 
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice in 1986. Mr. Donaldson then 
attended and graduated from the Basic Police Academy at the Santa Rosa 
Junior College Northern California Criminal Justice Center.
  Mr. Donaldson was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff in the Napa County 
Sheriff's Office in 1988. As a Deputy, he spent several years 
patrolling the Napa Valley and Lake Berryessa areas and was selected to 
be a member of the SWAT Team. Mr. Donaldson was then selected to work 
in the Investigations Bureau as a Detective. In 1988 he was promoted to 
Sergeant and was assigned to supervise the Patrol, Special 
Investigations and Animal Services Bureaus. Mr. Donaldson was promoted 
to Lieutenant in 2002 and worked as the manager of the Investigations 
and Civil/Coroner Bureaus. In 2008, he was promoted to Captain and 
spent several years as manager of the Operations Division and four 
years as the Chief of Police of American Canyon. In 2013 Mr. Donaldson 
was promoted to Undersheriff where he managed the day to day operations 
of the entire Sheriff's Office.
  Mr. Donaldson has also spent countless hours volunteering in our 
community. He has volunteered as a wrestling coach at the Napa 
Sheriff's Activities League and as a football coach at Napa High 
School. He is a loving husband to his wife Marni and a proud parent of 
their children Sean and Macki.
  Mr. Speaker, Jean Barr Donaldson III has dedicated his life to 
serving our community and protecting others. Therefore, it is fitting 
and proper that we honor him here today.

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