[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO EDWARD M. CUNNINGHAM

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 28, 2010

  Mr. BERRY. Madam Speaker, I rise here today to pay tribute to Edward 
M. Cunningham. On July 19th, 2010 the cause of justice in America and 
Arkansas lost one of its faithful servants, Edward M. Cunningham of 
Jonesboro, Arkansas.
  After completing special agent training in the FBI, Edward Cunningham 
dutifully served for over 30 years in law enforcement. He was also a 
United States Navy Veteran following his service in World War II. His 
stations would take him to San Francisco in 1951, Little Rock in 1964, 
Blytheville in 1967, and Jonesboro in 1971. These cities were made 
safer and their futures brighter by his work and dedication.
  He would employ these many years of expertise in his tenure as Chief 
of Police in Jonesboro from 1979 until his retirement in 1987. Even 
after his retirement he continued his work by helping to educate the 
next generation of law enforcement agents by teaching Criminology at 
Arkansas State University.
  A cancer survivor of 51 years, he pledged his time and efforts to 
encourage and support those battling cancer through his work with the 
St. Bernard's Auxiliary. Edward Cunningham was a magnanimous individual 
and a beloved member of his community.
  I send Edward's family my deepest condolences for their loss, and 
hope they can find some comfort in the thought of the powerful and 
positive mark he left on the communities he served. I ask today of my 
fellow colleagues that we stand and honor the legacy of Mr. Edward 
Cunningham.

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