[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19865]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF MARK B. IHDE

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                  in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 14, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mark 
B. Ihde, who served as Sheriff of Sonoma County for seven years and 
worked as the Chief Operating Officer of the local chapter of Goodwill 
Industries until he passed away on November 14, 2017 at the age of 69.
  Mark was born in Santa Rosa, California to Maurice and Louise Ihde. 
He had tremendous respect and admiration for his parents. He inherited 
his optimism and leadership style from his father. Mark was a loving 
husband to Barbara and a proud father, grandfather and great-
grandfather.
  A graduate of Mt. Whitney High School, in Visalia, California, Mark 
was a track and field athlete and a tuba player in the marching band. 
He earned his Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from the College of 
the Sequoias and studied Law Enforcement Administration at Sacramento 
State University. He was an FBI Academy graduate in Executive 
Development and Leadership.
  Mark had a successful 27-year career with the Sonoma County Sheriff's 
Department, where he served as Sheriff from 1990 to 1997. As Sheriff, 
Mark restored public trust in the department, adopted a community 
policing model and improved collaboration with local police 
departments.
  Mark worked as a consultant and served on many boards, including the 
local chapter of Goodwill Industries. The board drafted him to become 
their Chief Executive Officer in 2017. Following his prostate cancer 
diagnosis, he continued to work for Goodwill, organizing work meetings 
in his home within a week of his passing. He led Goodwill to become a 
thriving local business, more than doubling the number of stores.
  Mr. Speaker, Mark B. Ihde had a passion for life, adventure and 
community. He was a loving, generous and kind man, known for his great 
smile and quick wit. It is fitting and proper that we remember him here 
today.

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