[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 67 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E786]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MICHAEL A. ROBBINS

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 6, 2010

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Michael A. 
Robbins, who served the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police 
Department for 22 years before his untimely death on September 13, 
2008.
  A South Side Chicago native, Robbins enlisted in the Navy shortly 
after graduating high school and was awarded the Bronze Star for his 
meritorious service during the Vietnam War. His dedication to public 
service continued when he joined the Chicago Police Department in 1986 
and then went on to serve the United States military in the Navy 
Reserve.
  On September 10, 1994, Officer Robbins responded to a call of shots 
fired in a neighborhood with a high level of gang activity. When he 
arrived he was fired upon repeatedly, resulting in 11 bullet wounds. 
Although he made a strong recovery, three of the bullets remained 
lodged in his heart.
  As a result of this experience Michael Robbins became an avid 
activist urging better gun control laws. Most notably, he spoke on the 
issue at the 1996 National Democratic Convention and later served as a 
victims' advocate for Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.
  On September 13, 2008, Officer Robbins was found dead in his home as 
a result of the bullets still lodged in his heart. Michael Robbins will 
forever be remembered for his dedication to making the City of Chicago 
and the United States a safer place.
  I rise today, representing the City of Chicago, to express my deepest 
gratitude and sympathy to Officer Robbins's family for his dedication 
and courageous commitment to our communities. Officer Robbins will 
forever be remembered for his heroic sacrifice by the addition of his 
name to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC on May 
15, 2010.

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