[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H7551]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     HONORING LIEUTENANT JOHN CAIN

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of 
Lieutenant John Cain of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police 
Department, who passed away on Sunday, December 4, after a hard-fought 
battle against pancreatic cancer.
  Lieutenant Cain dedicated 27 years of his life to Savannah's police 
department, and most recently worked in the Southside Precinct. There, 
he was honored as the precinct's Supervisor of the Year for 2015. 
Because of his dedication, and all of his outstanding accomplishments 
for the police department, he was promoted to lieutenant in November 
before officially retiring.
  Amongst all of his efforts to help the Savannah community, one 
clearly stands out in many people's minds. In 2015, Savannah newspapers 
published a photo of Lieutenant Cain helping a marathon runner, who had 
fallen about 200 yards from the finish line at the Rock `n' Roll 
Marathon. Lieutenant Cain rushed to his side and helped him to cross 
the finish line. The runner was participating in the race in honor of 
his father, who had recently passed away of cancer, and desperately 
wanted to finish for him.
  The runner said: ``Lieutenant Cain meant a lot to me, and not just 
for helping me then. He was inspiring. He was a hero to me.''
  Lieutenant John Cain was inspiring to us all, and I urge everyone to 
learn from his great life.

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