[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21053]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF CAPTAIN TIMOTHY McHENRY

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 3, 2003

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Captain Timothy McHenry who 
has served with distinction in the San Mateo County Sheriff's 
Department for almost thirty-seven years and who is now retiring.
  Before his career with the Sheriffs Office, Tim McHenry drove an 
ambulance and served in the Army Reserves. He joined the Sheriff's 
Office on September 19, 1966 as a Deputy Sheriff, a rank he held for 
eight years. In this position he was assigned to the patrol unit, the 
courts and the manpower pool. He took over the Explorer program in 
1969, devoting himself to serving the youth of our community. He has 
earned the many commendations from the five Sheriffs he has served 
under in his career for his extraordinary leadership and affiliation 
with Exploring.
  Tim McHenry was promoted to Sergeant on October 1, 1974, a rank he 
held for 23 years. He served as Administrative Sergeant in the Reserve 
Program and was also active with the Divers, beginning the organization 
of the Emergency Services Bureau. He developed the Emergency Services 
Detail, the primary unit within San Mateo County that searches for lost 
people. He also launched a second Explorer post and the Deputy Cliff 
Rescue unit which has been responsible for many rescues on the cliffs 
of San Mateo County.
  Tim McHenry developed the search and rescue coordinator position, a 
24-hour on-call position for search and rescue, fires, floods, 
earthquakes and hazardous materials. This program has been expanded to 
include terrorism response. He initiated the County Commanders' paging 
system for mutual aid, developed the mobile field force concept for 
enforcement in mutual aid zones and developed, with the County's police 
chiefs, the personal protective equipment concept for all law 
enforcement in San Mateo County.
  Tim McHenry has been honored by several Sheriffs for developing STAR 
camp, a very successful summer camp opportunity for youth in San Mateo 
County. He brought the Exploring Challenge, a regional Explorer event 
with competitions and education for teenagers, to San Mateo County in 
1996 and 2000.
  Tim McHenry was promoted to Lieutenant in March 16, 1977 and to 
Captain in March, 2002.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Captain Tim 
McHenry for his extraordinary service to our community spanning almost 
four decades and in wishing him every blessing in his well-deserved 
retirement.

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