[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING SERGEANT JEFFREY NEAL SECRIST ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
             RETIREMENT FROM THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL

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                           HON. JAY OBERNOLTE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 9, 2024

  Mr. OBERNOLTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Sergeant 
Jeffrey Neal Secrist's twenty-seven years of tireless work as a law 
enforcement officer and retirement from the California Highway Patrol 
(CHP).
  Sergeant Secrist has proudly served our home state of California for 
nearly thirty years. After beginning his training with the CHP Academy 
on March 24. 1997, Officer Secrist graduated on September 17, 1997, and 
was proud to continue his family's tradition of service when he 
accepted his assignment to the Baldwin Park area. He was soon chosen as 
a Field Training Officer and was assigned to train new officers 
reporting to the office for their first duty assignment.
  After serving in the High Desert for over twenty years. Officer 
Secrist was promoted to Sergeant and was reassigned to Santa Fe 
Springs. Despite working in an extremely challenging and busy area, he 
made time to coach and mentor young officers on topics like proper 
report writing, investigating crime, and making the most of a 
successful career with the CHP.
  Sergeant Secrist's service to California would not have been possible 
without the support of his family. His wife of nearly forty years, 
Gretchen, his four children, Austin, Lyndy, Jessica, and Emeline, and 
seven grandchildren have been instrumental in supporting his work for 
California. Sergeant Secrist's family and decades of service in law 
enforcement represents the best of what our district stands for, and 
Heather and I thank them for their dedication to our community.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking him for his selfless 
service to California, in commending him for his steadfast dedication 
to our community, and in wishing him many years of joy and peace in his 
well-earned retirement with friends and family.

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