[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9541]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING CORPORAL RICK COSTELLO

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 2017

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize my constituent, 
Corporal Rick Costello, who will be departing from his role with the 
Purcellville Police Department after over 15 years of service to our 
community.
  Corporal Costello's commitment to serving others did not start until 
1999 when he began volunteering with the Loudoun County Sheriff's 
Office. In fact, he served with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War 
before starting his career for a building supply company, where he 
worked for over thirty years. As a volunteer with the Loudoun County 
Sheriff's Office, Corporal Costello served as a member of the community 
advisory committee, assisting police officers in Loudoun County, but 
soon afterwards, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office offered him a 
position on the force. Despite his age difference with the majority of 
the other trainees, Corporal Costello passed the six-month, rigorous 
training and served for three years with the Loudoun County Sheriff's 
Office and twelve more years with the Purcellville Police Department.
  As an officer, Corporal Costello became well known for his 
information technology skills, helping advance the Purcellville Police 
Department's communications systems and managing the department's 
accreditation process. In fact just last month, The Virginia Law 
Enforcement Professional Standards Commission unanimously voted to 
award the Purcellville Police Department with its second re-
accreditation certificate, largely due to the framework that Corporal 
Costello has set up over the years.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the entire 10th District, I thank Corporal 
Rick Costello for his dedicated career of service to Loudoun County, 
and I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing a truly commendable 
public servant. I wish him and his family all of the best in their 
future endeavors.

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