[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H7879-H7880]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING KENNEWICK POLICE CHIEF KENNETH HOHENBERG FOR 40 YEARS OF 
                                SERVICE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Newhouse) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Kennewick Police 
Chief Kenneth Hohenberg for 40 years of service to the Kennewick Police 
Department.
  Chief Hohenberg began his career as an officer at age 22, making him 
the city's longest serving employee. He rose quickly through the ranks. 
He served on patrol, both as a motorcycle cop and a DARE officer, a 
sergeant, a lieutenant, and then captain. He attended the FBI National 
Academy, an honor few police officers receive, and was named chief in 
2003.
  Not only is Chief Hohenberg one of the most respected police chiefs 
in the State, but he is also a widely admired member of our community. 
He has been named Benton-Franklin United Way Volunteer of the Year, 
Kennewick Man of the Year, and Tri-Citian of the Year.
  In central Washington, we know him as a man who is constantly looking 
for opportunities to help and always willing to serve in and out of the 
police department.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Chief Ken Hohenberg for 
his tremendous service to the city of Kennewick and to Washington's 
Fourth Congressional District.


                       Congratulating Rowdy Barry

  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Rowdy Barry, 
Kennewick's own professional bullfighter, on a successful 33-year 
career.
  Rowdy grew up around rodeos and has been bullfighting rodeos of all 
sizes since he was 18 years old. Putting himself between bulls and bull 
riders requires a true dedication to the sport. Rowdy sacrificed his 
time, as well as several injuries and broken bones, to keep riders safe 
and to provide a few additional laughs for the audience. On September 
15, Rowdy will be hanging up his bullfighting hat for good at the 
Othello Rodeo.
  Earlier this year, he was inducted into both the Kennewick Rodeo and 
Omak Stampede Halls of Fame. The Walla Walla Frontier Days posters 
honored him with some of his own artwork.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating Rowdy 
on a career that will not be forgotten in central Washington. I wish 
him the best in his future.


                       Congratulating James Webb

  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize James Webb, a 
Yakima native, for receiving the prestigious Louis H. Bauer Founders 
Award by the Aerospace Medical Association this year.
  It is not every day that a man born and raised in central Washington 
is awarded the Aerospace Medical Association's highest honor, and Mr. 
Webb deserves it.
  After graduating from the University of Washington, James joined the

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United States Air Force, where he completed 175 combat missions and 
received the Distinguished Flying Cross as well as several other 
awards.
  James was inspired to research altitude decompression sickness, 
finding solutions to help astronauts and pilots across the country and 
around the world.
  Before receiving the Founders Award, James won five other awards from 
the association and also served as president.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank James Webb for his contributions to aerospace 
medicine. I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating him on this 
award.

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