[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1049-E1050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE LIFE OF SAN JOSE POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL JASON 
                               KATHERMAN

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 6, 2016

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me 
in honoring the life of Officer Michael Jason Katherman who died 
tragically and honorably while serving his community on June 14, 2016, 
at the age of 34, in San Jose, California.
  Officer Katherman, was born on October 18, 1981, and attended Valley 
Christian High School and Simpson University in Redding, California. 
For 11 years he served with distinction on the San Jose Police force. 
For the past two years he was a well-respected motorcycle officer.
  Officer Katherman was eulogized in superlatives. He was described as 
a moral person, a man of deep Christian values, a hero, a man willing 
to put others before himself, and someone who always dreamed of 
becoming a police officer. He was also described as an excellent 
athlete and a lover of ice cream.
  Officer Katherman was devoted to his parents, his brother, his wife 
and his entire family, particularly to his sons Josh and Jason. He 
loved coaching them in basketball and passed on to them his love for 
dirt-biking and fishing. For him, they always came first.

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  Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in 
honoring the life of a national hero, Officer Michael Jason Katherman, 
and in extending our deepest condolences to his wife, his children, his 
entire family and his many friends and fellow officers. Our country is 
stronger and better because of his integrity and service. His was a 
life cut short but well lived and stands as a source of inspiration to 
countless individuals who were blessed to have known him.

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