[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 15 (Monday, February 9, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S716-S717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 INDIANA STATE TROOPER SCOTT A. PATRICK

  Mr. President, today I rise to pay tribute to and honor the 
remarkable life of Scott A. Patrick, an Indiana State Trooper who was 
killed in the line of duty.
  During the early morning of December 22, 2003, Trooper Patrick 
stopped to assist what appeared to be a stranded motorist. Shortly 
thereafter, Trooper Patrick was gunned down by the assailant and passed 
away. He was 27 years old.
  Trooper Patrick graduated from Kankakee Valley High School in 1995 
with an academic honors diploma. While in high school, Trooper Patrick 
excelled in football and wrestling, earning numerous awards. Those who 
knew him remember Trooper Patrick as intelligent, industrious, and 
kind. He attended the University of Southern Indiana on both academic 
and carpenter's scholarships. While at USI, Trooper Patrick was active 
in a variety of

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sports and was a starting member of the rugby team. He also worked at 
the university library to supplement his scholarships.
  Trooper Patrick met Melissa Clark in 1996 while attending USI. They 
were engaged in February of 1999 and wed on a July afternoon during the 
Summer of 2000. In January that same year, Trooper Patrick was offered 
and accepted his position with the Indiana State Police. He was 
assigned to the Lowell Post.
  Trooper Patrick was a devoted family man who relished his time with 
loved ones. When he learned that his wife was pregnant, just days 
before his death, he could not have been more excited and full of joy. 
May his child be brought into the world and raised knowing that his or 
her father was a brave, hard-working and loving man who was proud to be 
a father.
  Trooper Patrick was a role model not only for his family, but for all 
who knew him and whose lives he touched. He dedicated his life to the 
noblest of causes: his family, his job and keeping others safe.
  It is my sad duty to enter the name of Scott A Patrick into the 
Congressional Record. As Trooper Patrick rests with God in eternal 
peace, let us never forget the courage and sacrifice he displayed when 
he laid down his life on December 22, 2003.

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