[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 46 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1689-S1690]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                REMEMBERING JUAN GONZALEZ AND BRIAN LAW

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring the memory of two dedicated public servants, California 
Highway Patrol officers Juan Gonzalez and Brian Law. Officer Gonzalez 
and Officer Law were tragically killed in the line of duty while 
responding to an automobile accident in Kingsburg, CA.
  A graduate of Tulare Union High School and California State 
University, Fresno, Juan Gonzalez joined the California Highway Patrol 
in 2008, the culmination of years of hard work and the realization of a 
goal that he had held since he was 5 years old. He worked for 2 years 
in San Jose before transferring to the Fresno area in 2010.
  A Marine and Air Force reservist, Brian Law also graduated from the 
California Highway Patrol Academy in 2008 and worked in Alameda County 
for the CHP for 5 years before transferring to Fresno last year.
  Officer Gonzalez and Officer Law first met as cadets at the 
California Highway Patrol Academy, where they became good friends. In 
2013, they teamed up as partners in the CHP's Fresno office.
  Those who knew Officer Gonzalez fondly remember him as a trusted 
colleague and friend who was committed to his career and family. His 
determined spirit, unique laugh, and camaraderie will be missed.
  Officer Law was an avid sports fan with an engaging personality whose 
willingness to help others and passion for law enforcement helped him 
to become a respected member of the California Highway Patrol. Above 
all else,

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Brian is remembered as a devoted family man.
  Officers Gonzalez and Law dutifully served the people of California 
with honor and valor. Their service and dedication epitomize the best 
ideals of law enforcement, and I send my heartfelt sympathies to their 
families, friends and colleagues--especially Maria, Officer Gonzalez's 
mother, and his sister Sandra; and Rebecca, Officer Law's wife; his 
stepdaughter Lauren; son Brandon; daughter Samantha; father Denis Law; 
mother Judy Doty; and sister Carol Law-Stetson.
  They will be sorely missed.

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