[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 100 (Friday, June 15, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E855]
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               IN RECOGNITION OF SHERIFF JACK VAN DUNCAN

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                           HON. MARK MEADOWS

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 15, 2018

  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sheriff Jack Van 
Duncan of Buncombe County, North Carolina. I would like to express my 
gratitude to Sheriff Duncan for his 32 years of serving and protecting 
the citizens of Western North Carolina.
  Sheriff Van Duncan was born in Spruce Pine, North Carolina and 
graduated from Mitchell County High School. Sheriff Van Duncan began 
his career in Law Enforcement in 1986, after graduating from Western 
Carolina University with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. 
Sheriff Van Duncan went on to graduate from the Administrative 
Officer's Management Program at North Carolina State University in 
1993.
  Over the course of his career, Sheriff Van Duncan has worked at the 
Weaverville and Asheville police departments, as well as the Biltmore 
Estate, where he served as chief of company police for six years. While 
with the Buncombe County Sheriff's office, he proudly served as a 
Patrolman, Patrol Sergeant, Patrol Lieutenant, and Detective during his 
years as a Deputy. He worked as an Instructor in the Management and 
Supervision Section for the North Carolina Justice Academy for two and 
a half years before being elected Sheriff in 2006. Sheriff Van Duncan 
has served as Sheriff for Buncombe County for 12 years.
  Sheriff Van Duncan has had many accomplishments as Sheriff over the 
last 12 years. He earned the respect of his colleagues by leading with 
integrity and restoring good order within the Sheriff's Department. Not 
only that, he has been an innovator for helping the children in 
Buncombe County by starting the On Track Leadership Program to help 
rising eighth and ninth graders with good decision-making skills. He 
has also been instrumental in starting a juvenile diversion program 
that will help young people avoid obtaining a criminal record.
  Sheriff Van Duncan has consistently displayed professionalism and 
candor during his time in office and focused on meeting the needs of 
the people in Buncombe County. He has deeply impacted the lives of the 
people he proudly served for 12 years, and it is my distinct honor to 
recognize his outstanding work and express the best wishes of the 
people of Western North Carolina to Sheriff Van Duncan on the occasion 
of his retirement.