[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 78 (Wednesday, June 5, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E800]
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 HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF BARDSTOWN POLICE OFFICER JASON SCOTT 
                                 ELLIS

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 5, 2013

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Bardstown Police 
Officer Jason Scott Ellis. Officer Ellis was shot and killed while on 
patrol in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 25. Believed to be 
an ambush, this senseless act has left Bardstown and its surrounding 
communities mourning the loss of a husband, father and police officer.
   A seven-year veteran of the force, Officer Ellis also served as 
Bardstown's canine officer and training officer. He is the first police 
officer in the history of the Bardstown Police Department to be shot 
and killed in the line of duty.
   Bardstown Police Chief Rick McCubbin was quoted as saying Officer 
Ellis ``paid the ultimate sacrifice doing what he loved: being a police 
officer.'' Mayor Bill Sheckles said, ``The city and community of 
Bardstown lost a class act officer of the law in Jason Ellis, and his 
shoes will be hard to fill.'' I could not agree more.
   I join with the Bardstown community and all of Kentucky's Second 
District in sending my thoughts and prayers to the family of Officer 
Ellis, especially his wife Amy and their sons, Hunter and Parker.

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