[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 188 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING HUBERT PETERKIN

  (Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, Hoke County Sheriff Dr. 
Hubert Peterkin died unexpectedly last Friday during surgery and from a 
previous unannounced affliction of cancer. For the people of Hoke 
County, whom Sheriff Peterkin served in that capacity for 19 years, it 
has been a devastating shock and loss. I consider it to have been my 
honor and privilege to have gotten to know him briefly.
  Sheriff Peterkin wore the badge over three decades. His fellow 
sheriffs elected him vice president and then president of the North 
Carolina Sheriffs' Association. But, of course, as sheriff, he 
maintained not only law and order but community cohesion in that 
special way that rural communities throughout my State do so well. 
Peterkin's terrific presence earned him many awards and recognitions, 
including the Order of the Long Leaf Pine and the key to the city of 
Raeford.
  Sheriff Peterkin leaves behind his wife and two children to cherish 
his memory as well as many colleagues and friends. The people of Hoke 
County will miss his leadership, and I join them in lifting up the 
Peterkin family in prayer.

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