[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16379-16380]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MAJOR GREG TRUITT

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Coral Gables native 
Major Greg Truitt on his retirement from the Miami-Dade Police 
Department.
  Starting off as a rookie corrections officer in his early twenties, 
Greg has held many roles throughout his 40 years in law enforcement 
before retiring as Commander of the Village of Palmetto Bay's Policing 
Unit.

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  The mayor and city manager of Palmetto Bay are here in D.C. today to 
help honor his years of service and to join me in wishing Major Truitt 
good health, happiness, and all the best in the years ahead.
  Major Truitt's profound leadership and commitment to south Florida 
have allowed him to shape the lives of countless individuals throughout 
his impressive career. Greg has shown that there is no greater reward 
than the satisfaction of serving one's fellow neighbor. For having 
embraced this most noble of endeavors with such lofty principles, I 
thank him so very much.
  Not one to rest on his laurels since his retirement, Greg continues 
to volunteer his time to serve our community through his church, the 
Boy Scouts of America, and as a police reserve officer with the Miami-
Dade Police Department.
  Godspeed to Greg Truitt.

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