[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1232-E1233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO SHERIFF FRED McKEE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 12, 2018

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Delta County Sheriff 
Fred McKee of Gunnison, Colorado for his steadfast service to his 
community as he prepares for retirement. For Sheriff McKee, service to 
his country started early. He spent three years in the United States 
Army and was stationed in Germany. Shortly after his military service 
ended, his 40-year career as a law enforcement officer in Colorado 
began.
  He started as a dispatcher and detention officer with the Rio Grande 
County Sheriff's Office and in 1991, he was appointed Undersheriff of 
Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office. As a result of his commitment to 
the community, Sheriff McKee was awarded the San Luis Peace Officer of 
the year award.
  Early in 2000, the spread of methamphetamine reached epidemic levels 
in the Seventh Judicial District, where Sheriff McKee worked. He was 
instrumental in the implementation and ultimate success of the Seventh 
Judicial Drug Task Force that fought the use and distribution of 
methamphetamine. Sheriff McKee worked tirelessly for the Seventh 
Judicial Drug Task Force, and he also saw the importance of helping 
those who were addicted receive treatment.
  With the assistance of Colorado Attorney General John Struthers, 
Sheriff McKee helped to create a comprehensive community response plan 
to combat and prevent methamphetamine use in 2006, which came to be 
known as ``The Delta Model.'' He and his officers' hard work on this 
project led to their national recognition for this innovative program. 
Today, the program is still running strong thanks to Sheriff McKee's 
hard work and is now known as ``Drug Free Delta County''.
  Throughout his career, Sheriff McKee made a name for himself in the 
law enforcement community and with the citizens of Delta County for 
being fair, honest and involved. Sheriff McKee is not only successful 
in his professional life, but his personal life as well. Sheriff McKee 
and his wife Julie, of 46 years, have raised two children, Landon and 
Shanda, and have been blessed with six grandchildren that keep them 
busy every day.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Third Congressional District of 
Colorado, I would like to thank Sheriff McKee for his commitment to 
justice and service in Colorado. I wish him luck as he enjoys a well-
earned retirement.

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