[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REMEMBERING KEVIN TONN

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring the life of Kevin Tonn, a loving son, devoted friend, and 
respected law enforcement official. Officer Tonn lost his life serving 
the Galt Police Department on January 15, 2013. He was 35 years old.
  Kevin Tonn was raised in the Sacramento region. He graduated from 
Roseville High School and the Roseville Police Explorers program before 
serving in the U.S. Army as a military police officer at Fort Drum and 
later as a firefighter in New York. In January 2009, he returned home 
to California and graduated from the Sacramento County Sheriff's 
Academy.
  For the past 3\1/2\ years, Officer Kevin Tonn was a member of the 
Galt Police Department, where he was known for his hard work, sense of 
humor, and dedication to the community and its people. In his short 
time with the department, he was promoted to the K-9 unit, where he 
proudly served with his devoted German Shepherd partner, Yaro.
  Officer Kevin Tonn, like all those who serve in law enforcement, put 
his life on the line to protect and serve his community. His commitment 
to public safety and to the citizens he served will never be forgotten.
  On behalf of the people of California, whom he served so well, I send 
my gratitude and deep sympathy to his friends and family, including his 
beloved parents Will and Mary Ann Tonn. We are forever indebted to 
Officer Tonn for his courage, service, and sacrifice.

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