[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21471]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF NORMAN LEWIS, SHERIFF OF THE YEAR

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, today we are talking about homeland 
security; and it is an honor for me to stand here and honor one of 
those unsung heroes, our law enforcement officers. This is a gentleman 
who is a hero in our community, in Tennessee's Seventh Congressional 
District. He has been named Tennessee's Sheriff of the Year. And it is 
our Montgomery County Sheriff, Sheriff Norman Lewis.
  Sheriff Lewis is a 48-year veteran of law enforcement. He began his 
career as sheriff after retiring from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. He 
has dedicated 4 decades of his life to keeping us safe, and we really 
cannot thank him enough. Not only has the sheriff set an example for 
his colleagues in the field, Sheriff Lewis has also worked to ensure 
that our State's laws are sufficient to protect our citizens and our 
law enforcement officials.
  He has consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty for his 
community. And today I join many who are congratulating him and 
extending thanks to Sheriff Lewis, our Tennessee Sheriff of the Year.

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