[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. Res. 73 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 73

            Honoring the life of Enrique ``Kiki'' Camarena.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2005

Mr. Biden submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                             March 11, 2005

            Committee discharged; considered and agreed to.

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                               RESOLUTION


 
            Honoring the life of Enrique ``Kiki'' Camarena.

Whereas Enrique ``Kiki'' Camarena, a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement 
        Administration for 11 years, was abducted and brutally murdered by drug 
        barons in 1985;
Whereas Enrique Camarena dedicated his life to serving the law enforcement 
        community and the Nation as a whole and was the devoted husband of 
        Geneva Alvarado and loving father of Enrique, Daniel, and Eric;
Whereas Enrique Camarena received 2 Sustained Superior Performance Awards and a 
        Special Achievement Award while serving the Drug Enforcement 
        Administration;
Whereas Enrique Camarena's dedication to reducing the scourge of drugs 
        eventually cost him his life;
Whereas ``Camarena Clubs'' to combat drug abuse have been created in high 
        schools across the Nation to honor his memory;
Whereas Enrique Camarena is honored each year during National Red Ribbon Week; 
        and
Whereas the 20th Anniversary of Enrique Camarena's death will be specially 
        honored on March 9, 2005, at the Drug Enforcement Administration 
        headquarters: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) mourns the loss of Enrique ``Kiki'' Camarena;
            (2) recognizes the contributions of Enrique Camarena to our 
        National efforts to combat drug abuse;
            (3) admires the courage and dedication of Enrique Camarena 
        in his work as a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement 
        Administration;
            (4) expresses gratitude for the legacy left by Enrique 
        Camarena; and
            (5) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
        enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of Enrique 
        Camarena.
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