[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 72 (Friday, May 18, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H3148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       SERGEANT MAXWELL DORLEY, A HERO TO THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, today, as our Nation recognizes National 
Police Week, I rise to honor Sergeant Maxwell Dorley of the Providence 
Police Department.
  Sergeant Dorley is a hero to the city of Providence, a city he gave 
his life protecting last month. Sergeant Dorley was responding to a 
call for assistance from a fellow officer when his police cruiser 
veered into a telephone pole. Sergeant Dorley was later pronounced dead 
at Rhode Island Hospital.
  He leaves behind a wife and two children who have remained in my 
thoughts and prayers since the day of his passing and in the thoughts 
and prayers of our entire community.
  At the time of his death, Sergeant Dorley was working to build a new 
home in Georgia where he planned to one day retire with his family. A 
15-year veteran of the Providence Police Department, Sergeant Dorley 
was known for his popularity with his fellow officers. The department 
honored his memory by posthumously promoting him to the rank of 
``sergeant'' following his death--an honor that he well-deserved.
  We keep him and his family in our thoughts and prayers.

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