[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 135 (Thursday, October 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING DEPUTY BILLY ``BUBBA'' KENNEDY

  (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the late Billy 
``Bubba'' Kennedy, a deputy sheriff who was killed last night out in 
west Texas. A committed peace officer of 14 years, he was killed in the 
line of duty at only 38 years old.
  A graduate of Iraan High School, Deputy Kennedy worked for 7 years at 
the Pecos County Sheriff's Department, where I met him. He also worked 
for 4 years at the Brown County Sheriff's Department before joining the 
Upton County Sheriff's Department in November of 2012. He is remembered 
by his friends, his colleagues, and his family. Deputy Kennedy's name 
will be added to the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial next year. That 
is the only memorial in Washington, D.C., that will never be finished.
  He leaves behind his beloved wife, Jodi; two sons, Lane and Blake, 
who are 10 and 15 years old; and his parents, Billy Frank and Della 
Kennedy.
  I'm honored to have had the opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to recognize 
Bubba Kennedy, the deputy sheriff that I knew and respected. His 
devotion to his community and his family has truly impacted the lives 
of many and will continue to do so, even after his passing. In Rankin, 
Texas, which is such a small community in west Texas, where everybody 
knows everybody, his death, his loss is truly, truly deeply felt.

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