[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 112 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S4870]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts):
  S. 1412. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 462 Washington Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, as the 
``Officer John Maguire Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs.
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, last December, in the middle of a New 
England blizzard, armed robbers descended on the Kohl's department 
store in Woburn, MA. They threatened the employees of the store and 
fled with money and jewelry. Officer John ``Jack'' Maguire, on duty 
that night, rushed to the scene in his cruiser. Responding to his 
fellow officer's call for assistance in a foot chase, Officer Maguire 
blocked the gunman's path with his cruiser and got out of his vehicle 
to confront the gunman. The two exchanged gunfire, which killed the 
gunman and left Officer Maguire mortally wounded. Officer Maguire's 
death marks the first officer killed in the line of duty in Woburn, MA, 
since the department was established back in 1847.
  On behalf of the Maguire family, Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin, Woburn 
Chief of Police Richard Kelley, and the residents of Woburn, I am 
introducing legislation to rename the U.S. Post Office on Washington 
Street in Woburn the Officer John Maguire Post Office.
  This post office is only a few hundred yards from the spot where 
Officer Maguire was killed. I believe it is a fitting honor to a public 
servant who gave his life protecting the city of Woburn. It is my hope 
that when people pass by the Post Office on Washington Street, they 
will be reminded of the sacrifices made by both Officer John ``Jack'' 
Maguire and his family.
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