[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 38 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E251]
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         COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF DONALD W. LEMKA

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 5, 2018

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today we commemorate the life and 
service of Supervisory Special Agent Donald W. Lemka (Don) who passed 
away at the young age of 41 late last year after a valiant battle with 
cancer. He is survived by his wife, Tracey, and daughter, Madison 
Bridges.
   Don served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps where his 
assignments included work on Marine One as Crew Chief and at three U.S. 
embassies. He then continued his service to our country as a special 
agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Don's first office 
assignment was at the San Antonio Field Office's Resident Agency in 
Austin, Texas, where he worked until 2015.
   Given the confidential nature of his work, many of his 
accomplishments cannot be made public. The people of South and Central 
Texas are more secure today because of honorable Americans like Don who 
protect them from global and domestic threats they are often not aware 
of. We owe Don a debt of gratitude for a life well lived in service to 
his country.

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