[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6681-6682]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE NOMINEES FOR KANE COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION'S 
      2014 LOUIS SPUHLER OFFICER OF THE YEAR FOR KANE COUNTY AWARD

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 13, 2015

  Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the nominees for 
the 2014 Kane County Chiefs of Police Association's Louis Spuhler 
Officer of the Year for Kane County Award.
  The award, presented by the Batavia Moose Lodge #682 and the Kane 
County Chiefs of Police Association, recognizes the outstanding 
achievements of police officers who protect our community. The men and 
women who wear the badge provide our families with security while 
putting their own lives on the line and deserve our admiration and 
thanks.
  I would like to congratulate the winner of the 2014 Louis Spuhler 
Officer of the Year for Kane County Officer Samuel G. Aguirre of the 
Aurora Police Department, as well as his fellow nominees: Officer David 
M. Bemer of the Aurora Police Department, Officer Roger Isham of the 
South Elgin Police Department, Deputy Raul Salinas and Chief Deputy 
Thomas Bumgarner of the Kane County Sheriffs Office, Sergeant Gregory 
Sullivan of the Montgomery Police Department, Officer Timothy Beam of 
the St. Charles Police Department, Officer Michael Gallagher and 
Officer KC Brox of the Sleepy Hollow Police Department, Detective 
Miguel Pantoja of the Elgin Police Department, and Sergeant Mike 
Frieders, Detective Matt Dean, Detective Brad Jerdee, Detective Bob 
Pech, Detective Sarah Sullivan, and

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Officer Matt Hann of the Geneva Police Department.
  Congratulations to the nominees for the 2014 Louis Spuhler Officer of 
the Year for Kane County Award and thank you for your continued 
dedication to the safety and security of our community.

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