[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 121 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E772-E773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CELEBRATING THE CAREER AND RETIREMENT OF BEAUMONT POLICE CHIEF JAMES 
                               SINGLETARY

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 25, 2024

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my good friend, 
Beaumont Police Chief James ``Jimmy'' Singletary, who is retiring after 
a long, distinguished career in law enforcement.
  Chief Singletary was born on January 27, 1948, to parents John and 
Melba Singletary in Beaumont, Texas. A lifelong resident of Beaumont, 
he attended Beaumont High School, where he secured a scholarship to 
Lamar University. He earned many accolades during his years on the 
Lamar University men's golf team, including four straight Southland 
Conference Championships, a Southland Conference Individual 
Championship in 1969, and back-to-back NCAA Division II National 
Championships in 1967 and 1968.
  After graduating from Lamar University in 1971, Chief Singletary 
began his 53-year law enforcement career by joining the Beaumont Police 
Department, where he moved through the ranks from patrol officer to 
lieutenant. As a lieutenant, he oversaw seven different divisions, 
including Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics and Vice, Training 
and Personnel, Drug Enforcement Task Force, Special Weapons and 
Tactics, and Internal Affairs.
  Chief Singletary retired for the first time from the Beaumont Police 
Department after 30 years and accepted a position with the Department 
of Justice as the Law Enforcement Coordinator for the U.S. Attorney's 
Office in the Eastern District of Texas. In 2002, he joined the 
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department as a major and was a member of 
the Narcotics Task Force and commander of the SWAT team. In 2009, he 
was assigned to the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force, where he worked with 
local agencies on violent crimes and major federal cases.
  In 2011, Chief Singletary was sworn in as the Chief of Police for the 
Beaumont Police Department. His mission was to increase the 
department's local outreach, educate the public, and build trust 
between citizens and law enforcement to create a safer community for 
all residents. Under his leadership, community programs like the Police 
Community Advisory Committee, Citizen's Police Academy, Cops & Kids, 
Clergy and Police Partnership, Police Explorers, Youth Academy for Law 
Enforcement, and Practicum in Policing flourished.
  Chief Singletary is also an avid family man. He met his late wife, 
Tammy, when they both played in a coed softball league. They welcomed 
their only child, Hallie, in 1988, and I am confident that he is 
looking forward to spending much time in his retirement with his 
daughter and grandson, Wyatt Justice, who is the apple of his eye. He 
has always been best known amongst his family and friends for his 
selflessness and for always taking the time to help those in need.
  I have known Chief Singletary for many years. Even as a young man, he 
displayed an incredible depth of character that undoubtedly played a 
vital role in his journey to becoming such an upstanding public 
servant. It is my sincere honor to congratulate Chief Singletary

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on his exemplary law enforcement career and thank him for his dedicated 
and courageous service to the citizens of Beaumont, Texas. May God 
bless him in his future endeavors.

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