[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 111 (Thursday, August 11, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: August 11, 1994]
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                 TRIBUTE TO CHARLES ``ED'' OSBORNE, JR.

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                    HON. MICHAEL A. ``MAC'' COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, August 11, 1994

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of 
Columbus Police Officer Charles ``Ed'' Osborne, Jr., who was fatally 
shot in the line of duty in the early morning of August 7.
  A former Columbus Police Officer of the Month, Officer Osborne was a 
model for others to follow. He was one of the ``good'' guys, an officer 
that daily put his life in harm's way for the safety and protection of 
the people he served. On Sunday, Mr. Speaker, he paid the ultimate 
price.
  What saddens me most is the senselessness of his death. While 
returning two youths, ages 15 and 13, to their homes after midnight, 
they ambushed Officer Osborne and shot him in the head. The disregard 
for human life displayed by the youths points to a greater problem in 
our society that Officer Osborne was defenseless to prevent.
  The real victims of this tragedy will be Charles Osborne's family. He 
leaves a widow and three children to grow up without their father. He 
leaves a sister and grandparents to tell his children about their 
father.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute the bravery and the honor with which Officer 
Osborne carried out his duties. His children must always know that 
their father's death was in the service of others, and that the people 
of Columbus will always be grateful for his ultimate sacrifice.
  God bless Ed Osborne, and God bless his family who is left to go on 
without him.

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