[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E321]
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            STATEMENT IN MEMORIAL OF OFFICER JOHN PAWLOWSKI

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                        HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2009

  Ms. SCHWARTZ. Madam Speaker, on February 13, 2009, Officer John 
Pawlowski, a five-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, 
was shot and killed while responding to a report of a disturbance.
  Officer Pawlowski, who was only 25, left behind a wife, Kim, with 
whom he was eagerly anticipating the birth of their first child in just 
a few months. He worked in the 35th Police District, and was known by 
his friends and colleagues as ``a good cop.''
  Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said Pawlowski was a ``hero'' and 
that his loss was ``felt by all Philadelphians.''
  The Philadelphia Inquirer said Pawlowski ``served this city with 
merit.''
  Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said Pawlowski's 
death was ``absolutely devastating to all of us.''
  Officer Pawlowski came from a police family. His brother, Robert, is 
a Corporal who works in the police radio room and his father is a 
retired lieutenant with the Special Victims Unit. He was a family man 
who considered the Police Department part of his family.
  Now Officer Pawlowski joins Officer Gary Skreski, Officer Chuck 
Cassidy, Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski, Officer Isabel Nazario, Sergeant 
Patrick McDonald, and Sergeant Tim Simpson as Philadelphia Police that 
have been killed in the line of duty since 2006.
  The sacrifices that all of these brave individuals have made to keep 
Philadelphia safe from criminals cannot be repaid. These guardians must 
be remembered and honored. They are examples for all Philadelphians and 
all Americans about the virtues of honor, integrity, and service.
  I ask that the House of Representatives extend its condolences to Kim 
Pawlowski, her family, and the Philadelphia Police Department for 
another devastating loss.
  We will never forget you, Officer John Pawlowski. Rest in peace.

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