[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 398]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING DETECTIVE SERGEANT RICHARD HOLMES

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                            HON. JOE SESTAK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 17, 2008

  Mr. SESTAK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Detective Sergeant 
Richard Holmes on his retirement from the Ridley Township Police 
Department after over 30 years of service to the people of Delaware 
County, Pennsylvania.
  Detective Sergeant Holmes began his distinguished career in 1975, and 
the following year became one of the first four canine officers for 
Ridley Township. He was promoted to corporal in 1988, and became a 
sergeant in May 2005. In April 2006, he was promoted to Detective 
Sergeant, and served as the Township Juvenile Officer until his 
retirement on March 31, 2007.
  During his career, Rich also worked as the Township Arson 
Investigator and served with the Holmes Fire Department, one of six 
volunteer fire companies serving Ridley Township. Rich and his wife 
Darlene live in the Holmes section of the township.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in honoring Detective Sergeant 
Rich Holmes for his decades of distinguished service and selfless 
dedication to the community of Ridley Township.

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