[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 178 (Friday, October 8, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF SHERIFF RON SEALS

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                         HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2021

  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. Ron Seals, a 
beloved Sheriff and dedicated public servant of Sevier County, 
Tennessee. Mr. Seals is currently the Sheriff of Sevier County in 
beautiful East Tennessee, having served the citizens for forty-nine 
years in a law enforcement career that has spanned six decades.
  In 2007, he was appointed Sheriff and he ran for and was elected 
Sheriff to fill the remaining term of Sheriff Bruce Montgomery. He 
subsequently won elections in 2008, 2010, 2014, and 2018. He was named 
``Sheriff of the Year'' in 2012, an honor bestowed upon him by the 
other 94 Sheriffs in the State of Tennessee. A Sevier County native, he 
graduated from Sevier County High School and then graduated from 
Walters State Community College with an associate degree in Criminal 
Justice. He is also a graduate of the Tennessee Law Enforcement 
Academy. Over his career, he has worked as a dispatcher, corrections 
officer, a police officer in the Patrol Division, a Sergeant in the 
Patrol Division, Assistant Chief of a Police Department, Chief Deputy 
and Deputy Chief of Administration.
  In 2014, he was recognized by Walters State Community College with 
the Distinguished Alumni Civic Achievement Award for his service with 
WSCC and the Sevier County community. He has been recognized by the 
Humane Society of the United States and was given the Humane Law 
Enforcement Award for leadership in combating illegal animal abuse. He 
is a 2008 graduate of Leadership Sevier, and a member of the Scottish 
Rite and the Kerbela Shriners. He is a member of the Fraternal Order of 
Police-Smoky Mountain Lodge No. 31 and the Southern States Police 
Benevolent Association, Smoky Mountain Chapter. In 2014 the Sevier 
County Sheriff's office received accreditation with the State of 
Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation program. He created a 
professional records division, served as part of the design team for 
the Sevier County jail that opened in 1991 and managed the main jail 
expansion in 2002.
  His legacy of love includes being married to his wife, Wanda. He 
says, ``I am blessed beyond measure to serve in what I believe to be 
the finest place on earth.''
  Madam Speaker, Sheriff Ron Seals, has had a distinguished career in 
law enforcement and has served the citizens of Sevier County with honor 
and integrity and I proudly honor him.

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