[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 521 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 521

   Commemorating and celebrating the lives of Deputy Sheriff Stephen 
  Michael Gallagher, Jr., Officer Timothy Q. Brenton, Officer Tina G. 
    Griswold, Officer Ronald Wilbur Owens II, Sergeant Mark Joseph 
 Renninger, Officer Gregory James Richards, and Deputy Sheriff Walter 
Kent Mundell, Jr. who gave their lives in the service of the people of 
                       Washington State in 2009.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 12, 2010

  Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Commemorating and celebrating the lives of Deputy Sheriff Stephen 
  Michael Gallagher, Jr., Officer Timothy Q. Brenton, Officer Tina G. 
    Griswold, Officer Ronald Wilbur Owens II, Sergeant Mark Joseph 
 Renninger, Officer Gregory James Richards, and Deputy Sheriff Walter 
Kent Mundell, Jr. who gave their lives in the service of the people of 
                       Washington State in 2009.

Whereas law enforcement officers throughout Washington State conduct themselves 
        in a manner that supports, maintains, and defends the Constitution of 
        the United States and the Constitution of the State of Washington;
Whereas law enforcement officers throughout the Nation and in Washington State 
        risk their own lives to protect the lives of others;
Whereas since 1791, 20,146 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of 
        duty in the United States and 270 of these officers served the people of 
        Washington State;
Whereas in 2009, 126 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 
        the United States;
Whereas in 2009, Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr., of the Lewis 
        County Sheriff's Office, Officer Timothy Q. Brenton of the Seattle 
        Police Department, Officer Tina G. Griswold of the Lakewood Police 
        Department, Officer Ronald Wilbur Owens II of the Lakewood Police 
        Department, Sergeant Mark Joseph Renninger of the Lakewood Police 
        Department, Officer Gregory James Richards of the Lakewood Police 
        Department, and Deputy Sheriff Walter Kent Mundell, Jr., of the Pierce 
        County Sheriff's Department gave their lives in the service of the 
        people of Washington State;
Whereas the family members and friends of Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael 
        Gallagher, Jr., Officer Timothy Q. Brenton, Officer Tina G. Griswold, 
        Officer Ronald Wilbur Owens II, Sergeant Mark Joseph Renninger, Officer 
        Gregory James Richards, and Deputy Sheriff Walter Kent Mundell, Jr., 
        bear the most immediate and profound burden of the absence of their 
        loved ones; and
Whereas National Police Week is observed during the week of May 9, 2010, to May 
        15, 2010, and is the most appropriate time to honor the Washington State 
        law enforcement officers who sacrificed their lives in service to their 
        State and Nation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) extends its condolences to the families and loved ones 
        of Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr., Officer 
        Timothy Q. Brenton, Officer Tina G. Griswold, Officer Ronald 
        Wilbur Owens II, Sergeant Mark Joseph Renninger, Officer 
        Gregory James Richards, and Deputy Sheriff Walter Kent Mundell, 
        Jr.; and
            (2) stands in solidarity with the people of Washington 
        State as they celebrate the lives and mourn the loss of these 
        remarkable and selfless heroes who represented the best of 
        their community and whose memory will serve as an inspiration 
        for future generations.
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