[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING TERRY FARMER OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 22, 2002

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Terry Farmer of Eureka, who is being honored for his twenty years of 
public service as the District Attorney of Humboldt County, California.
  Mr. Farmer has had a long and distinguished career as a public 
servant in our community. He has served on numerous community boards 
and organizations to help make the community a better place in which to 
live. Prior to being appointed a deputy district attorney, he was 
elected to the Trinidad City Council and as a member of his local 
school board. He was elected District Attorney of Humboldt County in 
1982.
  As district attorney, Mr. Farmer strived to achieve an outstanding 
system of justice, defined by professionalism and integrity. He 
developed a culture of excellence that reinforced competence and 
ethical values within the office.
  During his tenure, the district attorney's office assumed a 
leadership role in the Child Abuse Services Team, a consortium of law 
enforcement, child protective workers, mental health professionals and 
victims working to improve investigations, convict molesters, and 
protect children. The program remains a model throughout the state of 
California.
  Mr. Farmer worked collaboratively to develop a program to crack down 
on the use of methamphetamine in our community, while working to 
increase public awareness and improve treatment services to deter 
people using the drug.
  Mr. Farmer graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1972. He 
concluded 6 years of service as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army 
National Guard. He has ably served our nation, our state and our 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we recognize Terry 
Farmer for his vision, leadership and commitment and for his 
extraordinary record of public service to the people of the North Coast 
of California.

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