June 15, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 110 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E540-E541]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING BILL SITES, THIRTY-SEVEN DEDICATED YEARS WITH THE NATIONAL 
                 OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

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                             HON. TOM EMMER

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 15, 2020

  Mr. EMMER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate Commander Bill 
Sites of Waconia, Minnesota on his retirement after 37 dedicated years 
of service. Bill served in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) Corps for 23 years, and accepted a civil position 
with the National Weather Service that brought him and his family to 
Minnesota.
  Bill graduated from NOAA Basic Officer Training Class in December 
1982. From 1983 to 2005, Bill was stationed across the country with 
assignments ranging from Norfolk, Virginia to Seattle, Washington. Bill 
served NOAA's primary functions of monitoring oceanic and atmospheric 
conditions and supporting major waterways. One of Bill's most

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impactful assignments was as Deputy Director for the National Weather 
Service (NWS) at the Remote Sensing Center in Chanhassen, Minnesota in 
1999.
  When retiring from the NOAA Corps in 2005, Bill and his wife Kellie 
thought of no better place to raise their daughters and headed back to 
Minnesota where Bill accepted a job with the National Weather Service. 
Bill transitioned into life as a civilian in Waconia, Minnesota where 
he enjoyed the snow, hockey, and other activities that Minnesota has to 
offer. In April, Bill retired as a hydrologic forecaster at the North 
Central Forecast Center and will be moving to the Pacific Northwest to 
enjoy retirement with his wife Kellie.
  I thank Bill for 37 years of service to the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration. Congratulations on his retirement. I wish 
him and Kellie a long and joyful retirement in his home state of 
Washington.

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