[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H372-H373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING ASCENSION PARISH SHERIFF JEFF WILEY

  (Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the career of 
Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley.
  Sheriff Wiley joined the Marine Corps in 1970. He became a sheriff's 
deputy in 1974. He served in patrol, then detective, and then went on 
to the school board, where he served as director of student services 
from 1980 to 1988.
  He came back to the sheriff's office and ultimately was elected 
sheriff in 1996, reelected for five terms. His career, perhaps, is 
marked best by some of the recognition: the recognition of Outstanding 
Man of Gonzales, the Outstanding Educator, the Louisiana Justice Hall 
of Fame, and the president of Louisiana Sheriffs' Association.

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  He also spent much time creating programs for kids: the Junior Deputy 
Program, substance abuse programs, D.A.R.E. program, and a narcotics 
unit.
  But perhaps his most important accomplishment is evolving this rural 
sheriff's office to a modern law enforcement agency in one of the 
fastest growing parishes in the State of Louisiana.
  With five decades of service, he has maintained the immaturity of a 
teenager. I am proud to call him a friend. I want to honor his service 
to our State and our Nation, and I commend his daughters, Sara and 
Erin, and recognize the 40 years of marriage to his wife, Linda.

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