[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8083]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 HONORING THE NOMINEES FOR KANE COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION'S 
      2015 LOUIS SPUHLER OFFICER OF THE YEAR FOR KANE COUNTY AWARD

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2016

  Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the nominees for 
the 2015 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 Number 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 2015 Louis Spuhler 
Officer of the Year for Kane County, Officer Dean M. Tucker, as well as 
his fellow nominees: Sergeant Elizabeth Palko, Lieutenant Brian 
McCarty, Lieutenant Anthony Gorski, Officer Ronald F. McNeff, Sergeant 
Eric Blowers, Officer Erika Stover, Officer Justin Howe, Officer Chris 
Potthoff, Officer Mark Skorup, Trooper Gregory Melzer, and Detective 
Andrew Houghton.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 
nominees for the 2015 Louis Spuhler Officer of the Year for Kane County 
Award and thanking them for their continued dedication to the safety 
and security of our community.




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