[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4943]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING GARY MILLER OF ANNANDALE, MINNESOTA ON HIS RETIREMENT AS 
                        SHERIFF OF WRIGHT COUNTY

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 31, 2011

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and thank Sheriff 
Gary Miller of Annandale for more than 30 years of service in law 
enforcement to Wright County, Minnesota. From his beginnings as a part 
time deputy in 1975, to his ten years as Sheriff of one of the largest 
law enforcement agencies in Minnesota, Sheriff Miller was a dedicated 
public servant whose contributions to his department and to Wright 
County cannot be measured.
  While Wright County was growing rapidly, the Sheriff's department 
grew along with it, and Gary spent time in nearly every role as he rose 
through the ranks. The deputies under his leadership respected both him 
and his servant attitude. Sheriff Miller made a point to be a positive 
presence for the citizens he served and he was a familiar face in every 
city of Wright County.
  During his term as Sheriff, Gary addressed a devastating growth in 
methamphetamine use helping to bring the number of methamphetamine labs 
in the county down to a near zero. Sheriff Miller also was known for 
his good fiscal management of the department, especially in recent 
years when the economy required lean management. One step towards this 
involved combining efforts with two other counties to create a state-
of-the-art forensics lab that allows for quick and efficient processing 
of forensic evidence. In 2009, Sheriff Miller opened up a new law 
enforcement center and jail, a process that started only a year before 
he was first elected to Sheriff. That sense of completion is what led 
him to think about retirement, and his time as the county's highest law 
officer came to an end on January 3rd, 2011.
  Like many counties across our Nation, the Sheriff's office in Wright 
County stands for justice and peace and we are grateful for all that 
they do to protect our families and neighborhoods. I ask this body, 
along with the Speaker of the House, to join with me in thanking 
Sheriff Gary Miller for his dedication to the Sheriff's department and 
to Wright County, Minnesota.

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