[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25383]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                HONORING SERGEANT FRANKLIN A. BIVIGHOUSE

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 27, 2000

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sergeant Franklin 
A. Bivighouse, who is retiring after 25 years from the Telford Borough 
Police Department in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  Franklin Bivighouse began his law enforcement career in 1971 with the 
Franconia Township Police Department and continued his service with 
Lower Salford Township Police Department until 1975. He was hired by 
the Telford Borough Police Department on July 21, 1975 and served 
Telford into the 21st Century.
  During his tenure with the Telford Borough Police Department, 
Sergeant Bivighouse received many accolades for his outstanding 
service. On December 24, 1976, he rescued a man who was trapped in a 
burning automobile and was honored by the Chapel of Four Chaplains as 
well as local civic groups. He also received the Silver Star for 
Bravery from the American Federation of Police.
  Sergeant Bivighouse has been an active within the Montgomery County 
community as a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Montgomery 
County Lodge #14 and the Pennsylvania DUI Association. He also served 
as the Telford Borough Police Department Director.
  It is an honor and privilege to recognize Franklin Bivighouse as he 
retires from the Telford Borough Police Department, and I congratulate 
him on 25 years of extraordinary service to the people of Montgomery 
County, Pennsylvania.

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