[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 110 (Wednesday, September 7, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1778]
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                     TRIBUTE TO JAMES DELMAR ELLIS

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                           HON. BOB BEAUPREZ

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 7, 2005

  Mr. BEAUPREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to James 
Delmar Ellis, a marshal for the Brighton Colorado Police Force. While 
Night Marshal Ellis was making his rounds in downtown Brighton on March 
6, 1908 at 2:20 a.m., he encountered three men. When he was ordered to 
throw up his hands and halt, Ellis refused and one of the three opened 
fire. Ellis, though hit, gallantly returned fire then made his way to a 
telephone office for help. In a short time, two local doctors arrived 
but Marshal Ellis's condition was assessed as grave and was placed on a 
train to Denver but died en-route at the young age of twenty-five.
  The investigation of the event revealed that the three men were 
attempting to break into the United States Post office located in 
Brighton.
  Marshal James Delmar Ellis died serving the people of Brighton. In 
May of 2005 his name was added to the Roll Call of Fallen Officers at 
the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial in Washington, D.C.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Marshal Ellis and all of our nations' fallen officers by honoring those 
who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our communities.

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