[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 22]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 29740]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING DIRECTOR ROBERT PARKER

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                         HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 7, 2009

  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor a true leader and a dedicated public servant, Miami-Dade Police 
Department Director Robert Parker.
  After honorably serving his country in the Army, Robert Parker 
continued his service by joining the Miami-Dade Police Department in 
1976. With his hard work and dedication to the police department and to 
the residents of south Florida, he was able to earn his way through the 
ranks, eventually being appointed as the director in 2004.
  As director, Robert Parker was in charge of the eighth largest police 
department in the country with more than 4,700 sworn and non-sworn 
personnel serving almost 2.5 million residents and visitors.
  Director Parker's retirement culminates a long and illustrious career 
serving and protecting the residents of Miami-Dade County. The Mortgage 
Fraud Task Force initiated by Director Parker's department has become a 
national model of success in targeting mortgage fraud crimes.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join me in thanking Director Robert 
Parker for his dedicated service to the great people of south Florida 
and wish him and his family well in his retirement.

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