[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO OFFICER FIRST CLASS JACAI DAVID COLSON

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 23, 2016

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my Maryland colleagues in 
paying tribute to the life and memory of Officer First Class Jacai 
David Colson, who fell in the line of duty on Sunday.
  Officer Colson was twenty-eight years old and had served with the 
Prince George's County Police Department for four years. He lost his 
life responding courageously to an attack by a gunman on the District 
Three police station in Landover, Maryland. He did what he and his 
brothers and sisters in law enforcement have been trained to do: run 
toward gunfire in an attempt to save lives and protect bystanders and 
their fellow officers.
  Officer Colson is a hero, and our thoughts and prayers are with his 
family and his fellow officers. His father, James Colson, called his 
son `courageous' and `an excellent role model.' Officer Colson's high 
school football coach cited his extraordinary character and how he 
`treated everyone with respect.'
  Originally from Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Officer Colson 
followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, who served on the Upper 
Chichester Township police force in Delaware County for more than four 
decades. Prince George's County was fortunate to have Officer Colson on 
the force, and he left a lasting impression on so many people both here 
in Maryland and back home in Pennsylvania.
  I join with my Maryland colleagues in mourning this tragic loss and 
honoring Officer Jacai Colson for his service to our Prince George's 
County communities, to the State of Maryland, and to our country.

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