[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 355 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 355

 Honoring the memory of Special Agent Jared Francom of the Ogden, Utah 
                           Police Department.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 26, 2012

Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Lee) submitted the following resolution; 
                   which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the memory of Special Agent Jared Francom of the Ogden, Utah 
                           Police Department.

Whereas, on January 4, 2012, Special Agent Jared Francom of the Ogden, Utah 
        Police Department, serving on the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, 
        was fatally wounded in a shooting while serving a search warrant on a 
        residence in Ogden;
Whereas Officers Michael Rounkles, Kasey Burrell, and Shawn Grogan of the Ogden 
        Police Department were also wounded in the shooting;
Whereas Sergeant Nate Hutchinson of the Weber County Sheriff's Office was also 
        wounded in the shooting;
Whereas Officer Jason Vanderwarf of the Roy Police Department was also wounded 
        in the shooting;
Whereas the officers on the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Task Force acted quickly and 
        bravely to subdue the shooting suspect, preventing further injury and 
        loss of life;
Whereas Officer Kasey Burrell remains in the hospital recovering from serious 
        injuries sustained in the shooting;
Whereas Special Agent Francom served with the Ogden Police Department for 8 
        years;
Whereas Special Agent Francom served the Ogden community with honor and 
        distinction;
Whereas the people of Utah have come together to mourn and honor Special Agent 
        Francom, with an estimated 4,000 people attending the funeral of Special 
        Agent Francom on January 11, 2012, in Ogden; and
Whereas the injury or loss of any police officer is a reminder of the risks 
        taken by all the men and women of law enforcement on behalf of their 
        communities: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes and honors the sacrifice of Special Agent 
        Jared Francom;
            (2) extends the deepest condolences of the Senate to the 
        family and friends of Special Agent Francom;
            (3) expresses the wishes of the Senate for a full and 
        speedy recovery of all the officers wounded in the shooting in 
        Ogden, Utah; and
            (4) recognizes the remarkable courage and honor that the 
        men and women in law enforcement display and the risks those 
        men and women take to keep their communities safe.
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