[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 14, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E148]
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      PAYING TRIBUTE TO HENRY PRENDES, KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great American, 
Sergeant Henry Prendes of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 
who was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday February 1, 2006. Sgt. 
Prendes was shot as he approached the front door of a house in 
southwest Las Vegas, while responding to a 911 call, at the age of 
thirty seven.
  Sgt. Henry Prendes joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police 
Department on February 26, 1991. He spent his first years patrolling 
the east Las Vegas neighborhood surrounding Charleston and Lamb 
Boulevards and was quickly promoted to Field Training Officer. On 
January 2, 1999, after working one year for the narcotics office as a 
detective, Henry Prendes was promoted to Sergeant. As a Sergeant he 
worked for the Crimes against Youth and Family Department, and later as 
Patrol Sergeant in the South West Area Command.
  Sgt. Prendes was a native of Nevada and graduated from Las Vegas High 
School where he was Vice President of his senior class and captain of 
the football team. He is survived by his wife Dawn and two daughters 
from a previous marriage, Kylee and Brooke. Sgt. Prendes, along with 
his family, was a devoutly religious man. He engaged in bible study at 
home with his wife and mentored children in his spare time. Before he 
died, he was in the process of building a 17 acre youth camp in Montana 
called, Creation Camp Jesus.
  Sgt. Henry Prendes could be described as everyone's friend, always 
having a smile on his face, and always helping those in need. Some help 
people because they are police officers, but Henry was a police officer 
to help people.
  Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to honor the memory of Sgt. Henry Prendes.

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