[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 142 (Wednesday, November 19, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN MEMORY AND HONOR OF PLACER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DETECTIVE MICHAEL DAVIS, 
                                  JR.

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in memory and honor of Placer 
County Sheriff's Detective Michael Davis, Jr., a peace officer, 
brother, husband, father, son, and hero.
  A resident of Roseville and a graduate of my alma mater, Butte 
College, Michael dedicated his life to public safety.
  Having first come to the Placer County Sheriff's Office as a reserve 
deputy in 1996, Michael was hired as a police officer with the Auburn 
Police Department, and in 1999, he began working for the department in 
many capacities, including as an impact weapons instructor, an 
emergency driving instructor, an adviser to the youth Explorer Program, 
and as a homicide detective for the past 10 years.
  Recently, on October 24 of this year, during a horrific crime spree, 
Michael Davis, Jr., was one of two northern California sheriff's 
deputies, including Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff Danny Oliver, who 
lost their lives in the line of duty. As a detective, he may not have 
normally been on this type of call, but he answered the call during 
this crime spree when a twice-deported criminal was running and gunning 
all up through two different counties.
  Michael died while protecting his community, and, indeed, he helped 
stop this crime spree. It is a tragic loss felt deeply by many in the 
community, including by myself, with the sadness that it brings for 
all. He was protecting the people of Placer County in that line of 
duty.
  Mr. Speaker, I stand today in recognition and honor of Detective 
Michael Davis for all of his service to our community, and I stand 
beside his family, including his wife, Jessica, and their four children 
in their time of sorrow and profound personal loss.
  God give them strength, healing, and peace.

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