[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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               IN MEMORY OF STATE POLICE SGT. JAMES NOYES

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                      HON. WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, JR.

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 1994

  Mr. ZELIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a dedicated 
State trooper from Madison, NH, Sgt. James Noyes, who was shot in the 
line of duty Monday, October 3, 1994. He was the first State trooper to 
be killed by gunfire in the 57-year history of the New Hampshire State 
Police. Sergeant Noyes was shot and killed in Gilford, NH, while trying 
to negotiate an end to an armed stand off with a distraught man.
  Sergeant Noyes was a 17-year veteran and a leader of the State police 
SWAT team. He will be remembered as an active community leader, a 
dedicated police officer, and a loving, devoted father and husband. He 
is described by his community as a ``100-percent State police and 
family man.'' Ironically, when two police officers died in 1989 in a 
car accident, Sergeant Noyes was assigned to help the families deal 
with the loss.
  Sergeant Noyes' death not only affects his family and his community, 
it affects the entire State of New Hampshire and every member of law 
enforcement across the country. He was a courageous individual who lost 
his life in an attempt to save the lives of innocent people. He was an 
exemplary State trooper who will be missed by the entire State of the 
New Hampshire. A statue will be erected to honor New Hampshire officers 
who have died while serving in law enforcement. This memorial is a 
dedication to the courageous men and women who have lost their lives. 
Police officers, sheriffs, conservation officers, and government 
officials have worked together to create a commemoration to these brave 
people. The citizens of New Hampshire also join to pay tribute.
  Police officers risk their lives everyday in order to provide a safe 
environment in which others may live. Each member of the law 
enforcement community must be a well trained, highly experienced 
individual. A police officer does not work in a safe and secure 
environment, but instead risks his or her life on a daily basis. This 
is true for police officers working on the streets of a large city or 
on the roads of a quite rural suburban town. Sergeant Noyes was one of 
those officers who put his life on the line. He was a brave man who 
served the State and the people of New Hampshire well.
  I would ask my colleagues to join me in expressing our condolences to 
his wife Debra and his three children. Nathan, Daniel, and Brianna.

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