[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 70 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       IN HONOR OF THE RETIREMENT OF SERGEANT MARK SZYMANKIEWICZ

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 22, 2021

  Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sergeant Mark 
Szymankiewicz of the Woodhaven Police Department. His honorable years 
of service to our community is worthy of commendation.
  Sergeant Szymankiewicz retired on April 9, 2021 after serving over 
two decades with the Woodhaven Police Department. A graduate of Lake 
Superior State and Eastern Michigan University, Sergeant Szymankiewicz 
was a valued leader and mainstay of the department since August of 1999 
when he began his career as a patrol officer with the unit. Assigned to 
the Detective Bureau in 2017, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant 
on March 18, 2019.
  Since 2004, he has mentored students interested in a career in law 
enforcement through the Woodhaven Police Explorers program. Sergeant 
Szymankiewicz also served on the board of the Michigan Law Enforcement 
Youth Advisory Committee. Active in service on duty and off, he served 
on the Woodhaven Police Department Honor Guard.
  A lifelong resident of Downriver, he was raised in Brownstown 
Township, Michigan by Tony and Crystal along with his brothers Dennis 
and Steve. Dedicated to the community where he was born and raised, 
Sergeant Szymankiewicz still lives in Brownstown Township today with 
his son Jake.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Sergeant 
Mark Szymankiewicz for a career of invaluable service to the Woodhaven 
Police Department. I join with Sergeant Szymankiewicz's family, 
friends, and colleagues in extending my gratitude to him for his 
exemplary and honorable service to our community and thank him for his 
role in serving the City of Woodhaven for the past two decades.

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