[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 116 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF CORPORAL STEVEN L. LEVY

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                          HON. DONALD NORCROSS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2015

  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of fallen 
officer Corporal Steven Levy of the Washington Township Police 
Department in Gloucester County, New Jersey, for his extraordinary 
sacrifice and exemplary service to the citizens of New Jersey and the 
United States.
  Corporal Levy was a decorated officer of the Washington Township 
Police and a volunteer member on the Gloucester County Critical 
Incident Team. Serving as a police officer is an admirable quality in 
itself, but answering the call of CIT duty requires a superior level of 
dedication.
  On October 21, 1999, Corporal Levy was killed in the line of duty 
while responding to a call about a domestic standoff in Woodbury, NJ. 
His untimely death left behind his beloved wife, Mrs. Janeen Levy and 
two children, Kevin and Jessica.
  I have the pleasure of knowing his son, Kevin, who is following his 
father's example of public service and interning in my office this 
summer. It is because of Kevin, and the families of fallen public 
safety officers like his, that I decided to cosponsor The Children of 
Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act, which makes the children of law 
enforcement officers, firefighters, EMS workers, and fire police who 
died in the line of duty eligible for the maximum available Pell Grant.
  Mr. Speaker, public safety workers like Corporal Steven Levy dedicate 
their careers to serving their communities, putting their lives on the 
line every day to protect us. The loss of these selfless men and women 
is a devastating loss for our communities, but no one suffers more than 
their families. Although nothing can replace the loss of a loved one, 
we owe it to local heroes, like Corporal Levy, to honor their memory by 
taking positive action on behalf of their families.

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