[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 13, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H47]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        DEPUTY KENT MUNDELL, JR.

  (Mr. REICHERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. REICHERT. Madam Speaker, the people of the State of Washington 
are in a state of shock once again. They are in disbelief at the news 
that yet another police officer has been shot and killed in the line of 
duty. That makes six in the last 2 months in western Washington.
  As a former cop myself, I will never forget the devastating time that 
we have gone through in the last couple months in losing these cops.
  Last week, I attended the memorial for Pierce County Deputy Kent 
Mundell. He was 44 years old, and he died after being shot in the line 
of duty. He was able to kill the suspect, save other family members, 
his partner Sergeant Nick Hauser, and the community he had sworn to 
serve and protect. He paid the ultimate price.
  Visiting at the hospital and attending his service and memorial, it 
is clear that Deputy Mundell had a heart full of life. He was willing 
and ready to serve. He was full of compassion for other human beings. 
And, now, that heart is silenced, and we all mourn this profound loss.
  Deputy Mundell leaves behind his mom, his wife, his son and daughter, 
his partner, his entire law enforcement community, countless friends 
and loved ones. I ask this body, please, to keep them all in your 
prayers.
  Deputy Kent Mundell, out of service, gone, but not forgotten.

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