[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING WHITTIER POLICE OFFICER KEITH BOYER

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                          HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 29, 2017

  Mr. ROYCE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor fallen Whittier 
Police Officer Keith Boyer. He was killed in the line of duty on 
February 20, 2017, and his funeral was March 3, 2017.
  Officer Boyer is the 5th law enforcement officer to be killed and the 
first officer fatality from the State of California in 2017. He was 
born Nov. 27, 1963, in San Gabriel. He graduated from La Serna High 
School in 1981, and earned a dispatcher course certificate from Golden 
West College in 1989. He grew up in his hometown of Whittier, where he 
would serve his community for 25 years.
  As was pointed out in the Whittier Daily News, he `loved his job' 
because it gave him the opportunity to help people. Office Boyer 
received several commendations from the Department for his work, 
including the Chaplain's Award for his handling of a child abuse call 
in 2016. He served on Whittier's Crime Impact Team, the SWAT team, as a 
traffic officer, a school resource officer at La Serna High School, and 
as a K-9 handler.
  Last year was the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the National 
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C. Today, the 
Memorial bears the names of over 20,000 federal, state, and local 
officers who have fallen while serving their communities. This year, 
Officer Boyer will be added to that wall.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Officer Boyer for his dedicated service and for 
making the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. I ask my colleagues 
in the House to join me in extending my sympathies to his family during 
this difficult time.

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