[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING UNDERSHERIFF CURTIS WATSON

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2003

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, we rise today to pay tribute to Undersheriff 
Curtis L. Watson for his thirty-three years of exemplary service in law 
enforcement. On October 17, 2003 Undersheriff Watson will be honored at 
the Hayward South Alameda County NAACP's Community Service Awards 
Banquet.
  Undersheriff Watson is a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, and prior 
to beginning his career in law enforcement, he served in the United 
States Air Force from 1966-1970. During the past thirty-three years 
with the Alameda County Sheriff's Department, he has held a variety of 
positions. In July of 1980, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and 
was assigned to the Santa Rita Jail and later to the Criminal 
Investigation Unit. In July of 1986, he was promoted to Lieutenant and 
assigned to the jail system before returning to the Criminal Division 
as a watch commander in Patrol.
  In January of 1990, Undersheriff Watson was promoted to Captain and 
became the commanding officer of the North County Jail in Oakland. From 
January 1993, until his appointment as Undersheriff, he served as the 
Administrative Captain to the Sheriff. On April 8, 1993, he was 
appointed to the position of Undersheriff for the Alameda County 
Sheriff's Office.
  Undersheriff Watson received his BA degree in management from Saint 
Mary's College in Moraga, CA. He is currently a member of the 
California State Sheriff's Association, the National Organization of 
Black Law Enforcement Executives and is a member of the Alameda County 
Women's Hall of Fame Planning Committee.
  We join the friends and colleagues of Undersheriff Watson in 
expressing congratulations as he is honored by the Hayward South 
Alameda County NAACP. We thank him for continued service to Alameda 
County.

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