[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 1 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S30]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       IN MEMORY OF BRYAN TUVERA

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, it is with a heavy heart that I ask 
my colleagues to join me today in honoring the memory of a courageous 
man, Police Officer Bryan Tuvera. Officer Tuvera was a member of the 
San Francisco Police Department who died in the line of duty on 
December 23, 2006. He was 28 years old.
  Officer Tuvera was a 4\1/2\-year veteran of the San Francisco Police 
Department. He served with distinction and received numerous 
commendations during his tenure. He was shot and killed during the 
pursuit of an escaped convict. He died on the tenth anniversary of his 
beloved father's death, who had worked as a police dispatcher with the 
San Francisco Police Department.
  Before joining the San Francisco Police Department on July 1, 2002, 
Officer Tuvera received his degree in criminal justice from San 
Francisco State University. He is a 1996 graduate of South San 
Francisco High School.
  Officer Tuvera was married to his wife Salina Tuvera 2 months ago. 
They had been preparing for their first Christmas together. He is 
remembered by friends and colleagues as a dedicated and professional 
police officer and a good friend who loved his job and was always a 
``class act.''
  Bryan Tuvera risked his life every day to make San Francisco safer. 
We will always be grateful for Officer Tuvera's heroic service 
protecting his community.
  Bryan Tuvera is survived by his wife and fellow police officer, 
Salina Tuvera; his mother Sandy; his sister Tracee; and his 
grandparents Shirley and Stanley Scovill.

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