[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 92 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E764]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF MR. SANDY CROFT

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                           HON. DOUG LaMALFA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2018

  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of 
Mr. Sandy Croft after 34 years of dedicated service to the Pleasant 
Ridge School District and the community of Nevada County.
  Born in Pasadena, California in 1958, Sandy spent time in Santa 
Barbara, and Newport Beach, before eventually settling down in Grass 
Valley in 1969. He started school in the Pleasant Ridge School District 
in third grade--the same school district he will retire from as a 
teacher this year. Graduating from Nevada Union High School in 1977, he 
then attended Westmont College. Less than a year later, tragedy struck 
his family when his older brother passed away. He moved back home to be 
with his mother shortly afterwards. Not willing to give up on school, 
Sandy continued his education closer to home at Sierra College. Soon 
after, he received his secondary teaching credential in Social Science 
and English at Sacramento State. He went on to receive credentials in 
both Physical Education and Industrial Arts.
  Sandy is not only a successful, dedicated, and driven individual, but 
he's also an avid outdoorsman. Growing up in rural Grass Valley, he'd 
often explore the old gold mines and dig for remnants of Native 
American artifacts. In high school, Sandy was a hunter, a fisherman, 
and a star tennis player--which he continues to play recreationally to 
this day.
  In 1979, Sandy married his high school sweetheart, Lynn Baker, and 
they will be celebrating 38 years of Marriage on June 9th. Sandy and 
Lynn together have three children--Lindsey, Benjamin, and Hayley--as 
well as two grandchildren.
  Of everything Sandy has accomplished, his greatest love was to teach 
in the same school district he attended as a child and to share his 
love for history by taking students on trips to Washington D.C. and New 
York City every year.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Sandy Croft for his 
commitment and service to the youth and community of Nevada County.

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