[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9631]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO DALE K. JOHNSON, RANDALL KAHLE, AND RONNIE BENNETT

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                          HON. DAVID W. JOLLY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 21, 2016

  Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize three members of 
our community, Mr. Dale K. Johnson, Mr. Randall Kahle, and Mr. Ronnie 
Bennett for being selected by the St. Petersburg Civitan Club as 
citizens of Pinellas whose work for the community exemplifies the 
club's pillars of service, fellowship, and knowledge.
  Civitan International is an association of volunteer service clubs 
that started in 1917 and now has more than 40,000 members across the 
country and internationally. The mission of this collection of groups 
is to build good citizenship by creating a volunteer network of service 
clubs that address individual and community needs. They specialize in 
serving people with developmental disabilities.
  The St. Petersburg chapter was established on April 12, 1921, and for 
the past 95 years it has been a part of many efforts to support 
children and adults who require extra assistance due to a disability.
  Since 1986, the St. Petersburg chapter has honored and recognized 
outstanding members of the Police and Fire departments of the area. 
This year, the three honorees are: Police Field Training Officer Dale 
K. Johnson, Fire Officer Randall Kahle, and Firefighter Ronnie Bennett. 
These three have exemplified the high standards of the Civitan Club, 
serving people across Pinellas who are especially in need of 
assistance. I am very happy to have them as my neighbors here in 
Pinellas County.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge these three exceptional 
individuals for their hard work. They are most deserving of this 
recognition from the Civitan Club and I hope they continue to support 
those in need within Pinellas County. I ask that this body join me in 
thanking these three exceptional individuals for their exceptional 
service.

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