[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 60 (Tuesday, May 10, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E919-E920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE LIFE OF HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE DEPUTY FRANK 
                           ``SCOTT'' CLABORN

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 10, 2005

  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
memory of Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Deputy Frank ``Scott'' 
Claborn who was killed by a drunk driver while escorting a road 
construction truck in Harris County, Texas on February 19, 2004. 
Claborn and his family reside in Magnolia, Texas in the Eighth 
Congressional District.

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  Deputy Claborn and 13 other Texas Law Enforcement Officers will be 
honored at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in 
Washington, DC, on May 15, 2005.
  Deputy Claborn's wife of 16 years, Paula Claborn and her 11-year-old 
son Tanner will remember a husband and father whose devotion and love 
of family was unsurpassed.
  Paula's father, David Hill, the highly respected and loved constable 
for Montgomery County Precinct 5, told a reporter in the days following 
the accident that, ``He (Scott) was one of the best fathers I have ever 
seen. I could not have handpicked a better son-in-law.''
  Praise for Claborn also came from his fellow officers and colleagues, 
some of whom he had worked with for 14 years. One remarked that he was 
very kind, never complained, and always had a smile on his face.
  Like many law enforcement officers Claborn worked extra jobs to 
supplement his regular income. His son, Tanner has juvenile diabetes. 
The extra work, like escorting the construction vehicle the night he 
was killed, helped augment the cost of the $6,000 insulin pump Tanner 
needed. Tanner, bright and popular young man, was released from the 
hospital just 3 days before his father lost his life. The drunk driver 
had a blood alcohol level three times over the legal limit.
  Deputy Claborn's sacrifice touched many lives in the Houston region. 
The 100 Club of Houston pledged $10,000 as a college scholarship for 
Tanner. The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Victims Assistance 
Unit set up a memorial fund to help pay for medical bills and other 
expenses. The Magnolia Community has rallied to the family's side.
  The Claborn family and hundreds of others will gather in our Nation's 
Capital to honor the lives and memories of the men and women who 
devoted their careers and laid down their lives to make our communities 
safer.
  It is so fitting that a memorial to these officers, like Scott 
Claborn, who patrolled neighborhoods and safeguarded communities from 
across the country be located in Washington. It is because of their 
faithful duty that American citizens enjoy the liberties and freedoms 
others are left only to dream about.
  Mr. Speaker, I know this family. They are wonderful people who love 
their family, their God and their Country. I ask you to join me in 
saluting the thousands of law enforcement officers on patrol every day 
on our streets and consider the sacrifice they and their families 
routinely render.

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