[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3440]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF SHERIFF EDWARD N. BONNER

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                           HON. DOUG LaMALFA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 2, 2017

  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of 
Placer County Sheriff Ed Bonner after 42 dedicated years of service to 
Northern California with the Placer County Sheriff's Department.
  I have been fortunate enough to call Ed a friend for some time, and I 
know firsthand that he has long been considered one of the most 
respected members of the community since becoming Sheriff in 1995. What 
truly makes him special is the praise and admiration he receives from 
his peers. According to those who have worked for him, he set a high 
standard for taking care of his own and is a man of great integrity and 
honor. In his 22 year career as Sheriff, he has earned the respect and 
admiration of Placer County and many others throughout the state of 
California.
  Many talk about creating a family atmosphere at work, but few truly 
achieve it. As Sheriff, Ed Bonner made the families of his officers and 
staff a priority. He is with them from the best of times to the worst, 
from the births of their children to family tragedies. Ed cares about 
all of those who he worked with, and it showed. Under Ed Bonner's 
leadership, he made the Placer County Sheriff's office a close knit 
family and that is a rare achievement.
  Ed has earned many professional certificates related to law 
enforcement, proof that he is truly dedicated to his craft, and he 
furthers that knowledge by teaching classes at Sierra College and the 
California Command College. He graduated from California, Berkeley with 
a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology in 1973, then returned to school to 
earn a Master's Degree in Management Science at Cal Poly, Pomona, in 
1992. Before his law enforcement days, Ed Bonner was a gifted athlete 
who excelled at track and field, where he still holds multiple state 
high school records and was inducted into the Del Oro High School 
Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. At the University of California, he 
became the first four year letterman for track and field in the 
school's history.
  As an elected official and an outstanding community member, Ed Bonner 
is active in all things Placer County. He and his family are very 
active in the Loomis community, as well as the entire county. He helped 
found and lead Explorer Post 901, a co-ed youth program teaching 
vocational skills with an emphasis on law enforcement. He is the 
liaison between Scout Troop 12, where he achieved the rank of Eagle 
Scout in 1965, and their chartering organization, the Loomis Lions 
Club. He also serves on advisory boards including Sutter Health, PRIDE 
Industries and the Boys and Girls Club of Auburn.
  After a distinguished career which included serving as President of 
the California State Sheriff's Association in 2008, Sheriff Bonner's 
skills as a law enforcement administrator will be greatly missed by his 
community. His resume as a law enforcement officer is extensive, but 
more impressive is Ed Bonner as a man, a husband and a father. While 
the community he has protected for 42 years could not possibly replace 
his experience, it is now time for a much deserved retirement which he 
can spend with his loving family, his wife, Jeanne, his two adult sons, 
Andrew and Matthew, his daughter-in-law Holly and grandson Mason. It 
has been a pleasure to work with Sheriff Bonner during my time in 
public office and I would like to wish him a peaceful and happy 
retirement as he moves on to embark on a new journey in life.
  I thank him for his friendship and service.

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