[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 12, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1082-E1083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REMEMBERING THE HONORABLE JOHN C. GARGIULO

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                         HON. STEVEN M. PALAZZO

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 12, 2021

  Mr. PALAZZO. Madam Speaker, today, I honor the life and legacy of The 
Honorable John C. Gargiulo, United States Magistrate Judge for the 
Southern District of Mississippi.

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He passed away on October 3rd of this year at the age of 54. Judge 
Gargiulo was the youngest of six children, and was raised on the 
Mississippi Gulf Coast.
  Judge Gargiulo was a decorated veteran who served in the Active Duty 
Army, the Mississippi Army National Guard, and the Mississippi Air 
National Guard. He deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and 
Desert Storm. After serving twenty-seven years as a commissioned 
officer, Judge Gargiulo retired holding the rank of Colonel.
  After serving on Active Duty, Judge Gargiulo received his Juris 
Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law.
  In 2000, he was appointed as an Assistant District Attorney. He 
served as counsel in over fifty jury trials including three capital-
offense prosecutions. He prosecuted two of America's Most Wanted 
criminals, resulting in guilty verdicts. He was awarded the Community 
Service Award by the Gulf Coast Crime Victim's Rights Coalition in 
2005.
  In 2009, the Governor of the State of Mississippi appointed Judge 
Gargiulo as Circuit Court Judge. In August of 2014, after a rigorous 
screening of candidates by a merit selection panel comprised of lawyers 
and other citizens, Judge Gargiulo was appointed by the District Court 
to serve as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District 
of Mississippi. He served on the bench for more than seven years, 
before his untimely passing.
  On behalf of the 4th Congressional District of Mississippi, we honor 
the memory of Judge Gargiulo--a loving father, brother, son, patriot, 
and dedicated public servant. I send my heartfelt condolences to his 
friends, his three children (Andrew, Jordan, and Katherine), his 
fiancee (Stephanie Ingram), and his brothers and sister.

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