[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E35]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING MR. JOHN WINTERSTEEN

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                         HON. DAVID SCHWEIKERT

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 12, 2024

  Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my colleague, 
Congressman Stanton, to posthumously honor Mr. John Wintersteen, a 
dedicated public servant of Paradise Valley and a 30-year veteran of 
the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Wintersteen led the Paradise Valley Police 
Department as police chief from 1995 to 2009, protecting our local 
communities and showing exemplary care for the safety of residents 
across Paradise Valley. He founded the community's Martin Luther King 
Jr. Celebration nearly 26 years ago, helping to grow the celebration of 
Dr. King's life from 10 to 15 people when it first began to over 250 
people coming to celebrate Dr. King's legacy. In retirement, Mr. 
Wintersteen continued to stay involved with the community by 
volunteering for the Rotary Club of Southwest USA and served on the 
board of Empire of Hope, where he helped fight issues of poverty and 
unemployment and promoted education and medical care in African 
countries. He also worked with the Creighton Community Foundation to 
provide food for families of students struggling with food insecurity.
  I join the entire Paradise Valley community in mourning the loss of 
Mr. Wintersteen and extend my condolences to his family. While this 
year's MLK Day Celebration will undoubtedly be different without Mr. 
Wintersteen, I'm confident we will honor his memory at this event which 
he worked incredibly hard to bring our community together for. He had 
an unparalleled impact on everyone who knew him, and he will be deeply 
missed.

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