[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 82 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H4925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ILLINOIS' FALLEN BROTHERS G. EARLE AND CHARLES MARCUS ELDREDGE

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor two brothers, G. 
Earle and Charles Marcus Eldredge, who fell in the line of duty a 
century ago.
  After serving the community for 7 years as an officer in the Illinois 
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Earle's own gun was 
used against him while he investigated a report of poaching on McHenry 
County soil in 1907.
  Charles was a successful attorney until his brother's murder pushed 
him to join the department as well. He served the State for the next 
decades, enforcing conservation law and pursuing his brother's killer. 
Sadly, Charles was also shot down in 1931, near where his brother fell.
  To date, the two heroes are the only department officers murdered in 
the line of duty. Both served their county and their State with honor 
and bravery, and I support local efforts to honor their lives of 
devotion to our community.

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