[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5006-5007]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      ROSENBERG FIRE CHIEF RETIRES

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 28, 2017

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Wade Goates of 
Houston, TX, and thank him for his leadership at the Rosenberg 
Volunteer Fire Department.
  Wade joined the Rosenberg Volunteer Fire Department in 1992 and began 
working as a full-time firefighter in 1995. His commitment to public 
service led Wade to several promotions throughout his time with the 
fire department, from fire fighter to fire marshal and then fire chief 
in 2012. Wade received the Firefighter of

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the Year award in 2001 and the American Legion's Firefighter of the 
Year award in 2002. In 2008, the City of Rosenberg awarded Wade the 
Willie D. McQueen Award for his service to residents and coworkers. 
Wade retired from the Rosenberg Volunteer Fire Department on February 
24th and plans to join the Fulshear-Simonton Fire Department. Both 
communities are lucky to have his dedication and commitment to service.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, I 
would like to thank Wade Goates for his 25 years of service with 
Rosenberg. We wish him good luck with the Fulshear-Simonton Fire 
Department and thank him for his continued dedication to keeping TX-22 
safe.

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