[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14137-14138]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE ON THE RETIREMENT OF CHIEF WILLIAM KIDWELL

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2008

  Mr. FOSTER. Madam Speaker, I am submitting this statement to express 
congratulations and gratitude to Chief William Kidwell on the occasion 
of his retirement from the Geneva Police Department.
  On July 1, Chief Kidwell will end a 35-year career of distinguished 
service to his community. He joined the Geneva Police Department in 
1973 as a captain, and rose quickly through the ranks. During his 27-
year tenure as chief, the department expanded from a force of 13

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officers and 4 patrol cars to 8 squads of 37 officers.
  Chief Kidwell is known in the department and throughout the community 
as a leader with high integrity. He exemplifies the devoted public 
service to which we all should strive.
  I offer my best wishes to Chief Kidwell and his family, and I thank 
him for more than three decades of service.

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