[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 25, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          A TRIBUTE TO MASTER POLICE OFFICER JEREMIAH GOODSON

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                           HON. MIKE McINTYRE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2012

  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Master 
Police Officer Jeremiah Goodson of Lumberton, North Carolina, had his 
life taken from him while protecting his community on July 17, 2012. 
Officer Goodson had served on the City of Lumberton Police Department 
since 2006, and is the first Lumberton Police officer to be killed in 
the line of duty in 76 years. Officer Goodson will be remembered by all 
those whose lives he touched as the finest example of bravery, honor, 
and public service.
  Officer Goodson, a native of Lumberton, worked selflessly to make a 
positive difference in his community. In addition to his service with 
the Lumberton Police Department, Officer Goodson was also a member of 
the police force's Gang Unit and served as a Resource Officer at 
Lumberton High School. Officer Goodson's colleagues at the Police 
Department spoke of Goodson as a personable officer and a great person 
who never met a stranger. Students at Lumberton High School recall 
Goodson as a good, loving, gentle person who will be remembered for 
doing his work diligently and cheerfully.
  Over his lifetime, Officer Goodson earned countless friends because 
of his readiness with a lighthearted joke or kind word. Because of his 
six years of service with the police department and his friendly 
personality, Officer Goodson had one of the most respected and 
recognizable faces in his community.
  He was so widely admired within his community that the celebration of 
his life was held at Lumberton High School to better serve the huge 
amount of people attending to honor and remember him. The outpouring of 
grief from the Lumberton community is a testament to a life well-lived, 
and one that ended too soon.
  Above all, Officer Goodson will be missed by his family and friends. 
He was the son of Bettie and Jerry Goodson, a brother to Isis and 
Joshua Goodson, the loving husband of Lametria Goodson and father to 
their children, Jurnee Amiah Goodson, Tyrin Hueston, and Josiah Malachi 
Goodson. Though their sorrow must run deep, we hope they may take 
comfort in knowing that this man is a hero to his community and he will 
rest in peace with his Savior. May God bless his family, and may we 
always keep in remembrance the life of Master Police Officer Jeremiah 
Goodson.

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