[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16439]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING ROGER AND SUE FOX

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                            HON. JOHN KATKO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2016

  Mr. KATKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Roger and Sue Fox and 
their retirement from the Oswego County Pioneer Search and Rescue Team. 
Roger and Sue became members of the Oswego County Pioneer Search and 
Rescue Team in 1994; Roger went on to serve as Director for more than 
ten years.
  Oswego County Pioneer Search and Rescue is a first tier response 
agency that works with law enforcement to seek out those that are lost 
or stuck in hazardous conditions. Together, Sue and Roger have 
generously volunteered their time over the years to search for missing 
persons in Oswego County and throughout New York State. Roger and Sue 
Fox are fully trained in search and rescue techniques, land navigation, 
first aid, as well as survival methods. Roger and Sue are both trained 
in National Incident Management Systems procedures and are certified 
Wild Land Search Crew Bosses. Roger and Sue have dedicated many years 
to the Oswego County Pioneer Search and Rescue team and have served 
their community honorably.
  Outside of the Oswego County Pioneer Search and Rescue Team, Roger 
and Sue have served their country and their community faithfully. Roger 
is a 1974 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and served ten 
years in the Navy as a helicopter pilot, specializing in search and 
rescue and anti-submarine warfare. Roger and Sue were both members of 
the Parish Fire Department; Roger served as Chief, and Sue as a 
volunteer EMT. Roger served as Chairman of the New York State 
Federation of Search and Rescue and was an instructor for the National 
Association for Search and Rescue. Sue taught at the Town of Parish 
elementary school and was a local Girl Scout Council Leader.
  I am honored to recognize Roger and Sue Fox for their lifelong 
commitment to public service and their dedication to our local 
community. On behalf of the entire Central New York community, I would 
like to thank Roger and Sue for their dedication to serving our local 
community and I wish them the very best in their retirement.

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