[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 73 (Friday, May 14, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3789-S3790]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     COMMEMORATING WASHINGTON STATE FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 521 and 
the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 521) commemorating and celebrating 
     the lives of Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr., 
     Officer Timothy Q. Brenton, Officer Tina G. Griswold,

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     Officer Ronald Wilbur Owens II, Sergeant Mark Joseph 
     Renninger, Officer Gregory James Richards, and Deputy Sheriff 
     Walter Kent Mundell, Jr. who gave their lives in the service 
     of the people of Washington State in 2009.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any 
statements relating to the resolution be placed in the Record.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 521) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 521

       Whereas law enforcement officers throughout Washington 
     State conduct themselves in a manner that supports, 
     maintains, and defends the Constitution of the United States 
     and the Constitution of the State of Washington;
       Whereas law enforcement officers throughout the Nation and 
     in Washington State risk their own lives to protect the lives 
     of others;
       Whereas since 1791, 20,146 law enforcement officers were 
     killed in the line of duty in the United States and 270 of 
     these officers served the people of Washington State;
       Whereas in 2009, 126 law enforcement officers were killed 
     in the line of duty in the United States;
       Whereas in 2009, Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Gallagher, 
     Jr., of the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, Officer Timothy Q. 
     Brenton of the Seattle Police Department, Officer Tina G. 
     Griswold of the Lakewood Police Department, Officer Ronald 
     Wilbur Owens II of the Lakewood Police Department, Sergeant 
     Mark Joseph Renninger of the Lakewood Police Department, 
     Officer Gregory James Richards of the Lakewood Police 
     Department, and Deputy Sheriff Walter Kent Mundell, Jr., of 
     the Pierce County Sheriff's Department gave their lives in 
     the service of the people of Washington State;
       Whereas the family members and friends of Deputy Sheriff 
     Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr., Officer Timothy Q. Brenton, 
     Officer Tina G. Griswold, Officer Ronald Wilbur Owens II, 
     Sergeant Mark Joseph Renninger, Officer Gregory James 
     Richards, and Deputy Sheriff Walter Kent Mundell, Jr., bear 
     the most immediate and profound burden of the absence of 
     their loved ones; and
       Whereas National Police Week is observed during the week of 
     May 9, 2010, to May 15, 2010, and is the most appropriate 
     time to honor the Washington State law enforcement officers 
     who sacrificed their lives in service to their State and 
     Nation: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) extends its condolences to the families and loved ones 
     of Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr., Officer 
     Timothy Q. Brenton, Officer Tina G. Griswold, Officer Ronald 
     Wilbur Owens II, Sergeant Mark Joseph Renninger, Officer 
     Gregory James Richards, and Deputy Sheriff Walter Kent 
     Mundell, Jr.; and
       (2) stands in solidarity with the people of Washington 
     State as they celebrate the lives and mourn the loss of these 
     remarkable and selfless heroes who represented the best of 
     their community and whose memory will serve as an inspiration 
     for future generations.

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