[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF CHIEF RANDY COX

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                         HON. GUY RESCHENTHALER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 23, 2024

  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Somerset 
Borough Police Chief Randy Cox on his 47 years of service to our 
community.
  Randy felt called to serve from a young age and always wanted to be a 
police officer. He began his law enforcement career as a police officer 
in 1977 for Seven Springs Borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He 
transitioned to the Ligonier Borough Police Department in 1981 and rose 
to the rank of police chief in 1990. On August 9, 2004, Randy became 
the chief of the Somerset Borough Police Department, where he served 
for the past 19 years.
  Randy kept a local and positive approach to his law enforcement 
duties. Through his teaching role at the Westmoreland County Community 
College Police Academy and Penn State-Fayette, Randy prepared officers 
for all the hardships associated with law enforcement. Additionally, he 
graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy's 
204th Session in 2001. Randy took this education and incorporated what 
he learned into training sessions at local academies. He also served as 
an assessor for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Law Enforcement 
Accreditation Committee to ensure that all police officers were 
qualified for the job's rigorous duties. He demonstrated a long-lasting 
commitment to southwestern Pennsylvania law enforcement officials, and 
his legacy will be remembered for generations to come.
  Mr. Speaker, Randy Cox served southwestern Pennsylvania dutifully for 
the past 47 years. On behalf of the people of Pennsylvania's 14th 
Congressional District, I congratulate him on a long, successful career 
serving southwestern Pennsylvania communities.

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