Arlen Specter: “on August 31, 1996, while the Senate was in recess, Thomas R. Vokes retired from the U.S. Marshals Service after a…”

“on August 31, 1996, while the Senate was in recess, Thomas R. Vokes retired from the U.S. Marshals Service after a distinguished law enforcement career of 33 years, including 26 years with the Marshals Service. Mr. Vokes was born and raised in Clearfield, PA. He attended the public schools there through high school. In 1963, he embarked on what proved to be a most distinguished career in law enforcement when he joined the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department as a police officer. In 1966, Mr. Vokes joined the Federal service by becoming a White House police officer, a predecessor to today's Uniformed Division of the Secret Service. Four years later, Mr. Vokes joined the U.S. Marshals Service, the agency from which he just retired. Upon joining the Marshals Service, Mr. Vokes returned to Pennsylvania as a deputy U.S. marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Five years later, in 1975, Mr. Vokes became a supervisory deputy marshal in the Middle District.”