E74 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks January 13, 2009 

HONORING MACE MCINTOSH 

HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 

Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today to congratulate Mace McIntosh upon his 

retirement as the Sonora Chief of Police. Chief 

McIntosh will officially retire on December 30, 

2008 and will be honored on January 3 at a 

retirement dinner. 

Mr. McIntosh was born and raised in 

Tehama County, California to John and 

Donnalee McIntosh. He was raised on his 

family’s cattle ranch. In 1978, he was hired by 

Red Bluff Police Department in Tehama County. He worked patrol, investigations and all 

traffic related issues. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1992 and promoted to Commander in 

1995. He served as the interim Chief for the 

Red Bluff Police Department from September 

2000 to October 2001. From there he served 

at the rank of Capitan until his appointment as 

Chief of Police with the city of Sonora in June 

2004. 

The Sonora Police Department is a full-service, community policing organization that includes 25 sworn and non-sworn staff. They 

also have 5 reserve police officers, a 12 member senior volunteer program and 14 active 

explorers. Chief McIntosh has implemented a 

new program that has helped his team cover 

the city more efficiently. He developed the 

Community Oriented Policing and Problem 

Solving program; the city is divided into two 

‘‘Areas of Responsibility’’ with a Patrol Sergeant for each of the two areas. The Sergeants are responsible for any problems that 

might occur within their Area of Responsibility. 

Outside of the police department, Chief 

McIntosh has always been involved with the 

community. He has been a member of the 

Elks Club of Red Bluff for over 30 years. He 

also served on the Plum Valley School District 

Board for 12 years and the Tehama County 

Board of Education for 14 years; he served as 

Board President for each organization twice. 

He is the Past President of Tehama County 

Peace Officers Association and the Tehama 

County Police Activities League. He was also 

a member of the Tehama County Mentoring 

Committee. 

Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend 

and congratulate Chief Mace McIntosh upon 

his retirement from the Sonora Police Department. I invite my colleagues to join me in 

wishing Chief McIntosh many years of continued success. 

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. KAY GRANGER OF TEXAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 

Ms. GRANGER, Madam Speaker, on rollcall 

No.’s 7 and 10 I was absent from the House 

on official District business. 

Had I been present, I would have voted 

‘‘yea.’’ 

CONGRATULATING JOE MADDON 

FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL AND FOR 

HIS SUPPORT IN HELPING RESTORE THE HAZLETON ‘‘CASTLE’’ AUDITORIUM 

HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 

Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today to pay tribute to Joe Maddon, from Hazleton, Pennsylvania, the manager of the 

Tampa Bay Rays baseball team and a leader 

of a citizen effort to restore the auditorium of 

the former Hazleton High School, now an elementary and middle school that has, for more 

than 80 years, been a landmark in the Hazleton area that is fondly referred to as ‘‘The 

Castle.’’ 

Born in Hazleton in 1954, Mr. Maddon graduated from ‘‘The Castle’’ where he was a star 

athlete before moving on to graduate from Lafayette College in 1976 where he played baseball and football. 

Mr. Maddon then went on to distinguish 

himself in the world of professional baseball 

for more than three decades, first with the 

California/Anaheim Angels and, since 2006, 

with the Tampa Bay Rays, a team which he 

led to the 2008 World Series that was won by 

the Philadelphia Phillies. 

After the 2008 season, Mr. Maddon was 

named the American League Manager of the 

Year. 

During his remarkable career, Mr. Maddon 

has won accolades from Sports Illustrated, 

which described him as a ‘‘Renaissance man 

from down-to-earth roots.’’ The New York 

Times described him as ‘‘one of baseball’s 

more purely intelligent men in uniform.’’ And 

the Boston Globe called Maddon ‘‘the genuine 

article . . . universally respected, intelligent, 

wordily, eloquent and well-read.’’ 

Mr. Maddon has been a leader in the 

Tampa Bay area in raising awareness to the 

plight faced by those who are homeless and 

has actively worked to feed and shelter the 

victims of homelessness. 

Frequently praised as a man who has never 

forgotten his roots, Mr. Maddon has been 

committed to helping raise the funds necessary to renovate the auditorium of his 

former high school so that it can serve as a 

Community Arts Center. 

Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Joe Maddon for his personal and 

charitable achievements and also for the positive attention he has brought to his hometown 

of Hazleton and all of northeastern Pennsylvania. Mr. Maddon’s example is an inspiration 

for others to emulate especially our young 

people who can look to him as a true role 

model. 

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RECOGNIZING ISRAEL’S RIGHT TO 

DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST ATTACKS FROM GAZA 

SPEECH OF

HON. SAM GRAVES OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, January 9, 2009 

Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I wish to 

express my strong support for House Resolution 34, recognizing Israel’s universal and sovereign right to defend itself from acts of war 

and aggression, and reaffirming the United 

States’ strong support for Israel in our mutual 

fight against terrorism. 

The cause of the present crisis is clear. 

Hamas, a terrorist organization committed to 

the destruction of Israel, has continually violated the territorial integrity of the State of 

Israel, a member of the United Nations, by 

launching thousands of rocket attacks from 

Gaza for the purpose of terrorizing and killing 

the citizens of Israel. 

Hamas has received substantial support in 

its campaign of terror from other rogue nations, most notably Iran, which has provided 

Hamas with the material and expertise to conduct their rocket attacks. 

In responding to these attacks, Israel is exercising its sovereign right to self defense, a 

legitimate right recognized by the international 

community. 

Unfortunately, rather than lay the blame for 

this crisis where it belongs, with Hamas and 

its leadership, too many of our international allies have instead criticized Israel. 

Blaming Israel for this present situation is 

akin to blaming the victim of a crime for the 

actions of a criminal. These criticisms of a 

sovereign state exercising its legitimate right 

to self defense will only embolden Hamas and 

terrorists everywhere. 

House Resolution 34 recognizes that it is 

Hamas that is responsible for this present crisis and expresses our nation’s solidarity with 

our friends and allies in Israel during their time 

of great danger. It is for this reason that I wish 

to express my strong support for House Resolution 34. 

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IN RECOGNITION OF THE 

RETIRMENT OF DR. JIMMY CHEEK 

HON. JEFF MILLER OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 

Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, 

along with my friend Congressman ADAM PUTNAM, it is a great honor for me to rise today 

to recognize the retirement of Dr. Jimmy 

Cheek from the University of Florida’s Institute 

of Food and Agricultural Sciences, IFAS. 

Since 1975, Dr. Cheek has been instrumental 

in agricultural education at the University of 

Florida, where he was a mentor of mine. 

Jimmy Cheek’s career with the University of 

Florida began as an assistant professor in the 

Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, and now, over 30 years later, he is retiring as a senior vice president for agriculture 

and natural resources. Through the course of 

his career, he served in a number of positions, 

but all of them were dedicated toward instilling 

an understanding of the importance of agriculture in his students. Dr. Cheek also received numerous awards and recognition not 

only for his dedication to teaching but also his 

vast knowledge of agriculture. 

His leadership in the College of Agricultural 

and Life Sciences, CALS, as well as IFAS, 

helped expand the programs offered and the 

student enrollment, making CALS the fourthlargest college at UF. Dr. Cheek took an outstanding program and improved upon it even 

further as he oversaw the addition of new programs and research opportunities, and he has 


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