[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6585]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK DAVID C. MABIE

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 15, 2007

  Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure today to recognize Mr. 
David Mabie, of Nokesville, Virginia, on the occasion of his retirement 
after over four decades of public service.
  After serving three years in the U.S. Army, Dave and his wife Copper 
moved to Waynesboro, Virginia, in 1967 where Dave joined the Waynesboro 
Police Department. Then in 1970 he became a police officer in Manassas, 
Virginia, and served as one of the original members of this newly 
formed Prince William County department. Dave served as a detective and 
eventually was assigned to the Commonwealth Attorney's Office where he 
specialized in trial preparation for capital murder cases.
  In 1992 Dave was elected to serve as clerk of the Circuit Court in 
Prince William County, from where he will be retiring on April 1, 2007. 
Through the years Dave has been an active member of several 
organizations including the United Way, Regional Jail Board, and 
Chamber of Commerce. Dave has dedicated his professional life to public 
service and will be sorely missed by Prince William County and the 
northern Virginia community as a whole.
  I cannot say enough about Dave and how honored I am to have worked 
with him throughout his career. I would be remiss today in didn't also 
recognize Dave's dedication to his wife Copper, and how proud he is of 
their children, Andrew, Meredith, and Christopher, and their many 
grandchildren. I suspect that as Dave prepares for retirement he is 
looking forward to spending more time with his family. We wish him the 
best and thank him for his dedicated service to the people.

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