[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2618]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE MEMORY OF DEPUTY SHERIFF WILLIAM R. MAST, JR.

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Watauga 
County Deputy Sheriff William R. Mast, Jr. Deputy Mast was shot and 
killed while responding to a 911 call in Deep Gap, North Carolina, in 
2012.
  Deputy Mast was only 23 years old when he was killed 20 months ago, 
and his first child was born shortly thereafter.
  Today, at a ceremony at the Perkinsville Baptist Church in Boone, the 
bridge spanning the south fork of the New River on U.S. Highway 421 
will be named for Deputy Mast. This is a small token of gratitude from 
the community which Deputy Mast served so ably and honorably.
  Our thoughts and prayers today are with Deputy Mast's widow, young 
son, and all those who continue to mourn his passing.

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