[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 123 (Thursday, July 27, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1523-E1524]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          TRIBUTE TO SGT. MICHAEL JUDE McCUMBER, U.S. CAPITOL

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                      HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 26, 1995
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of our 
own who passed away on July 25, 1995. Sergeant McCumber served 
honorably with the U.S. Capitol Police from August 25, 1975, until his 
untimely death on July 25, 1995, at the age of 41.
  Sergeant McCumber was born on November 15, 1953 and was a native of 
the Washington, DC area. He graduated from St. John's College High 
School in Northwest Washington, DC.

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  Sergeant McCumber began his career with the Capitol Police on the 
midnight shift of the Senate Division. He also was assigned to the 
midnight shift of the Patrol and House Divisions. Sergeant McCumber was 
promoted in 1987 to his present rank and was assigned to the 
Communications Division. He later served as a supervisor at the Senate 
Division before being reassigned to his present assignment at the House 
Division in 1990.
  Sergeant McCumber was a dedicated and respected member of the U.S. 
Capitol Police and was well liked by everyone who he came in contact 
with. He will be remembered foundly by his colleagues as a man with a 
unique sense of humor and wit. He will be greatly missed.
  Sergeant McCumber is survived by his mother Mary, two children Amie 
and Edwin Thaddeus, and several sisters.
  Mr. Speaker, Sergeant McCumber displayed a great devotion to his 
family as well as the congressional community which he faithfully 
served for the past 20 years. I am sure that my colleagues share my 
feelings of loss, as do those in the law enforcement community, by the 
passing of this dedicated officer and public servant. Our heartfelt 
prayers go out to his family, friends and fellow officers.


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