[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING SPECIAL OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR VINCENT DULESKY

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                           HON. PAUL A. GOSAR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 27, 2022

  Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of one of our finest.
  I would like to commemorate Special Operations Supervisor Vincent 
Dulesky, who passed away on April 1, 2022. Supervisor Dulesky was the 
head of public affairs at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Yuma 
Sector Headquarters.
  Supervisor Dulesky was born on June 15, 1974 in St. Louis, Missouri. 
He was a great boxer and earned a college wrestling scholarship. He 
attended Arizona Western College and the University of Phoenix.
  He proudly served this country in the United States Marine Corps. He 
also worked as a Border Patrol agent in Ajo, Arizona and as a 
supervisor in Blythe, California.
  My office staff met with Supervisor Dulesky a number of times and 
found him to be very informative and professional. He was cheerful, 
friendly and down-to-earth, a real man of the people. But what struck 
them most about Supervisor Dulesky was his sense of duty--the feeling 
that his profession was more than a job--it was a vocation or calling.
  But Supervisor Dulesky was not just a great athlete and superb law 
enforcement officer. He had a softer side. He bonded with his family 
through his fandom of the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a farmer, had pet 
chickens, and loved to cook. And he was constantly smiling and 
laughing--but always accompanied with an outstretched hand to help.
  Especially in these times of crisis on a southern border, the 
competence and care that Supervisor Dulesky never ceased to exhibit 
every day will be sorely missed. But nothing can compare to what this 
loss means for his family.
  I would like his loved ones, his beloved wife Barbie, and children, 
Chloe, 25, Jaden, 19, Delilah, 11, and Gigi, 10, to know that they are 
in my prayers. Even though I know that they do not need me to tell them 
this, they should be incredibly proud of their husband and father's 
service to our country.

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