[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 135 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING PENNSYLVANIA STATE TROOPER JOSEPH J. SEPP, JR.

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                         HON. KEITH J. ROTHFUS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the exemplary service 
of Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Joseph J. Sepp, Jr. Trooper Sepp 
gave his life while defending his community on November 10, 2002.
  Trooper Sepp was born on August 23, 1968 in Wilkinsburg and raised in 
Windber. He graduated from Windber Area High School in 1986 and the 
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in 1991. He joined the 
Pennsylvania State Police on February 24, 1992, fulfilling his lifelong 
dream of serving as a State trooper.
  Trooper Sepp was shot while chasing a suspect at high speed in 
Ebensburg. He died thirty-eight hours later on November 10, 2002. More 
than 1,200 law enforcement officers from across the nation attended his 
funeral at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Windber.
  Trooper Sepp is survived by his wife Jenny and their children Joey, 
Andy, and Amanda Jo. He is also survived by his sister Tina and parents 
Joseph and Lana Gay Sepp.
  Mr. Speaker, we name our buildings, bridges, and monuments after 
those who have served and sacrificed for our community in extraordinary 
ways. It is fitting that the bridge carrying 17th Street over State 
Route 56 will now be named the Joseph Sepp Memorial Bridge.
  I join all Western Pennsylvanians in honoring Joseph J. Sepp, Jr., a 
State trooper who gave his life to protect and serve his community.

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