[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO MR. TEYRAN ``TY'' PATTERSON

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 23, 2008

  Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Teyran ``Ty'' 
Patterson, an American hero, who recently passed away on May 30, 2007, 
in the line of duty as Texas Game Warden for Johnston County.
  Ty was born on November 18, 1978, to Joe and ViAnn Patterson in the 
City of Seguin in Texas. He was a devout Christian and lived the values 
of his faith through his work as a Texas Game Warden. Ty was a 1998 
graduate of Seguin High School and earned a criminal justice degree in 
2004 from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos.
  After graduating from Southwest Texas State University, Ty began work 
as a Texas Game Warden. He was committed to law enforcement and to the 
community by providing public service. Ty was a young, ambitious, 
caring man--no one was a stranger to him. On May 30, 2007, Ty answered 
the call of duty, without regard to his personal safety or well-being, 
to assist his fellow officers and a family in their hour of need. It 
was during this call that he lost his life.
  Ty is survived by his parents, Joe and ViAnn Patterson, his sister, 
Crystal Patterson, his brothers Joe Patterson, Jr. and Demetrius Hall, 
and his grandmothers Thelma Smith and Katie Smith. He will be greatly 
missed by his family and by those who had the great fortune to know 
Teyran ``Ty'' Patterson.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to have had this time to recognize Mr. 
Teyran ``Ty'' Patterson, and I thank you for this time.

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