[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 69 (Thursday, May 13, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5317-S5318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING CALIFORNIA'S FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

 Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the 
memory of the heroic men and women of California law enforcement who 
have given their lives in the line of duty protecting the people of the 
Golden State.
  This week, as part of National Police Week, the names of 35 peace 
officers from California are being added to the National Law 
Enforcement Officers Memorial here in Washington D.C. Seventeen of 
those officers lost their lives this past year.
  We all know of the dangers faced on a daily basis by police officers, 
sheriff's deputies, and members of the highway patrol. Unfortunately, 
too many officers make the ultimate sacrifice in the course of doing 
their job: ensuring the safety and security of our homes, roads, and 
neighborhoods.
  It is with the utmost respect for these fallen heroes and the loss 
suffered by their loved ones that I ask that their names be printed in 
the Congressional Record, along with the community they served. We owe 
these men and women a great deal. Please join me in honoring them.
  The list follows.

       Oscar A. Beaver--(8/6/1892) Tulare County Sheriff's Office.
       John Jasper Bogard--(3/30/1895) Tehama County Sheriff's 
     Department.
       William A. Radford--(10/14/1897) Siskiyou County Sheriff's 
     Department.
       E.E. Dixon--(12/26/1898) Siskiyou County Sheriff's 
     Department.
       Lucius C. Smith--(10/10/1907) Fresno City Police 
     Department.
       William Lee Blake--(11/25/1911) Shasta County Sheriff's 
     Department.
       A.B. Chamness--(9/22/1917) Fresno County Sheriff's 
     Department.
       John W. Reives--(1/14/1921) Shasta County Marshals.
       William Clarence Dodge--(10/2/1926) King City Police 
     Department.
       Joseph Clark--(8/30/1936) Siskiyou County Sheriff's 
     Department.
       Martin Clifford Lange--(8/30/1936) Siskiyou County 
     Sheriff's Department.
       Ross Clifford Cochran--(11/19/1951) Tulare County Sheriff's 
     Office.
       Harvey A. Varat--(10/20/1973) Ventura County Sheriff's 
     Department.
       Richard D. Schnurr--(11/26/1974) California Department of 
     Parks & Recreation.
       James Joseph Doyle--(3/23/1974) Ventura College Police 
     Department.
       Patricia M. Scully--(5/6/1976) California Department of 
     Parks and Recreation.
       Luella Kay Holloway--(1/3/1980) Coalinga Police Department.

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       George Kowatch III--(11/2/1987) California Department of 
     Parks & Recreation.
       Steven Gerald Gajda--(1/1/1998) Los Angeles Police 
     Department.
       Scott Matthew Greenly--(1/7/1998) California Highway 
     Patrol.
       James John Rapozo--(1/9/1998) Visalia Police Department.
       Vilho O. Ahola--(2/1/1998) Petaluma Police Department.
       Ricky Bill Stovall--(2/24/1998) California Highway Patrol.
       Britt T. Irvine--(2/24/1998) California Highway Patrol.
       Paul D. Korber--(3/15/1998) Ventura Port District.
       James Leonard Speer--(4/10/1998) Cailpatria Police 
     Department.
       David John Chetcuti--(4/25/1998) Millbrae Police 
     Department.
       Christopher David Lydon--(6/5/1998) California Highway 
     Patrol.
       Claire Nicole Connelly--(7/12/1998) Riverside Police 
     Department.
       Filbert Henry Cuesta, Jr.--(8/9/1998) Los Angeles Police 
     Department.
       Lisa Dianne Whitney--(8/12/1998) Ventura County Sheriff's 
     Department.
       Brian Ernest Fenimore Brown-- (11/29/1998) Los Angeles 
     Police Department.
       Sandra Lee Larson--(12/8/1998) Sacramento County Sheriff's 
     Department.
       Rick Charles Cromwell--(12/9/1998) Lodi Police Department.
       John Paul Monego--(12/12/1998) Alameda County Sheriff's 
     Office.

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