[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 68 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF INDIANA STATE TROOPER SCOTT PATRICK DURING NATIONAL 
                          POLICE MEMORIAL WEEK

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                           HON. JULIA CARSON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2004

  Ms. CARSON of Indiana. In recognition of National Police Memorial 
Week and the ultimate sacrifices given by police officers across the 
nation, I wish to recognize the service and memory of Indiana State 
Trooper Scott Patrick.
  Trooper Scott Patrick, a three-year veteran of the department, was 
shot by a driver he had stopped to help on an exit ramp of Interstate 
80/94 in Gary, IN. He died December 22, 2003 at the age of 27.
  Trooper Patrick's name and service will be among 362 fallen officers, 
killed in the line of duty in the past year and added to the National 
Police Memorial here in Washington during National Police Memorial 
Week.
  Our mere words, even our sincere thanks cannot add to the life of 
this young husband, father, son and brother. Trooper Patrick has paid 
the ultimate sacrifice in service to the people of Indiana.
  We can ensure the life and sacrifice of every officer slain in the 
line of duty is never forgotten. We can try to assure the survivors 
that his sacrifice was not in vain, and we must do what we can as 
citizens to increase the public's appreciation for law enforcement, 
especially the dangers faced on our behalf to protect us.
  To the Patrick family, grateful Hoosiers and a grateful nation say 
thank you.

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