[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF SEAN COLLIER

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                         HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 23, 2013

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, in the seconds, hours, and days following 
the Boston Marathon bombings, Massachusetts and the nation witnessed 
the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of law enforcement officers and 
other first responders.
  One officer, Sean Collier of Wilmington, Massachusetts, gave his 
life, the ultimate sacrifice, during this ordeal. Sean was an 
outstanding officer of the MIT police force on his way to a position on 
the Somerville police force.
  Officer Collier was on his regular shift, protecting the students at 
MIT, when he was assassinated by two twisted individuals as Officer 
Collier sat in his police cruiser.
  We mourn his loss, along with his family, the MIT community, 
Massachusetts, and Americans everywhere.
  Officer Collier was known by his family, friends, and co-workers as a 
generous, kind, and dedicated individual and officer. His friends say 
he was always armed with a sense of humor, and his roommate who trained 
with him at the academy said his only fault was that he was too brave.
  Officer Collier represents the best of Massachusetts and of law 
enforcement. We honor his memory and know that his life of service and 
sacrifice will never be forgotten by Massachusetts or the nation.

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