[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    TRIBUTE TO LT. DAVID STOUT, MINNESOTA STATE TROOPER OF THE YEAR

 Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I would like to pay tribute today to 
Lt. David Stout of the Minnesota State Highway Patrol for being named 
the Patrol's 1999 Trooper of the Year. This is the second such honor 
for Lt. Stout, who was also given the award in 1977. He served in the 
State Patrol since 1969 and retired last month after 30 years of 
service.
  Lt. Stout began his service in the Patrol in the East Metro Area of 
the Twin Cities and most recently has worked in the Duluth area. Among 
the highlights of his career, Lt. Stout was honored to lead Soviet 
President Mikhail Gorbachev's motorcade during his visit to Minnesota 
in 1990.
  His family and friends know that David will enjoy his retirement with 
his 32-foot coastal tugboat, which he recently refurbished and now 
docks on Lake Superior. When winter makes Superior unnavigable, David 
and his wife Geri will spend time with family in Green Valley, Arizona. 
Among his friends and family who are proud of David's career are 
David's nephew Tim, a member of my staff. On behalf of all Minnesotans, 
I salute Lt. David Stout's service to the people of Minnesota.

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