[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 25, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3756]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HOUSTON POLICE OFFICER EYDELMEN MANI

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, lawmen sometimes give their lives in 
the line of duty while protecting the rest of us. Houston, Texas, 
Police Officer Eydelmen Mani was one of those brave men.
  On May 19, 2010, he gave his life assisting fellow police officers in 
chasing a criminal in a stolen car. He was 30 years of age. He left 
behind his wife, Monica, and a 3-year-old son, Eydelmen Mani, Jr. He 
grew up in Houston, Texas, and was one of 11 children. He served as a 
Houston police officer for just 7 years.
  Officer Mani was greatly respected by his fellow peace officers, and 
when the Texas Medical Center used over 100 units of blood in an hour-
long, valiant attempt to save Officer Mani's life, his fellow police 
officers stood in line and raised enough blood to replace all of the 
blood that was used to try to save him.
  Captain Victor Rodriguez, Officer Mani's supervisor, said he was the 
kind of officer who didn't say a lot, but his fellow officers knew they 
could always count on him to be there.
  Mr. Speaker, we are all able to go about our everyday lives because 
of officers like Eydelmen Mani. We should never take their sacrifice 
for granted. He was a brave and courageous peace officer. Every day, 
the ones who wear the badge place their lives between us and the 
lawless. Officer Mani was one of those lawmen. He was one of Houston's 
finest.
  And that's just the way it is.

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