[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 41 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E505]
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               IN RECOGNITION OF DETECTIVE JAMES GAJOWSKI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 9, 2007

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a role model who 
committed 27 years to the Cleveland Police Department, James Gajowski, 
and to recognize his efforts toward making Cleveland a safer place.
  Mr. Gajowski was appointed to the Cleveland Police Department on July 
29, 1979. After graduating from the police academy, Mr. Gajowski's 
first beat was the Third District Basic Patrol. As his career 
progressed, he served in the Third District Detective Bureau as well as 
the Third District Strike Force Unit. Eventually Detective Gajowski 
ascended to the Homicide Unit, in which he served with distinction and 
dedication.
  One of duties of police officers is to place others' well being 
before their own. They are the first to respond in times of peril, and 
as a community we ask them to risk their lives continually in order to 
preserve the peace and safety of our own. For 27 years, Detective 
Gajowski did just that, standing guard in our great city so that we 
might sleep well, that we might live in peace.
  Although police officers are an indispensable component to living in 
a civil society, they frequently go underappreciated and overlooked. 
Detective Gallows served with distinction and served with pride, but 
never demanded attention or recognition. The safety and well being of 
Cleveland was reward enough.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring James 
Gajowski for his life long commitment to law enforcement and public 
service, and giving him the recognition he so richly deserves. Through 
his commitment to justice, Mr. Gajowski set a shining example for all 
to follow.

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