[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 6, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H1215-H1216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE MEMORY OF POLICE OFFICER SHAWN JOSHUA DEAN WILLIAMS

  (Mr. SHULER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the memory of 
Police Officer Shawn Joshua Dean Williams. Officer Williams died while 
responding to a fellow officer's call for assistance last Thursday 
night in Old Fort, North Carolina. He was only 23 years old.
  I offer my condolences to his wife, Shannon Kirby Williams; his young 
daughter, Rye-Lee Alexis; his parents, Max Suttles and mother Holly 
Williams; and all of his family and friends.

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  I also want to extend my thoughts and prayers to his fellow Old Fort 
police officers and the entire law enforcement community in McDowell 
County.
  Mr. Speaker, Officer Williams' life was an example of service for all 
of us to follow.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in expressing remorse at all the 
passings and the dedication of all law enforcement officers and 
gratitude to all those who protect and serve our communities every day.

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