[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 38 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





   HONORING THE LIFE OF CHIEF THOMAS J. MORAN OF THE BUFFALO POLICE 
                               DEPARTMENT

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 5, 2018

  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the exemplary life and career of Thomas J. Moran, Chief of the ``A'' 
District of the Buffalo Police Department, who passed away on March 1st 
of this year. Chief Moran was 49 years old.
  Chief Moran first joined the Buffalo Police Department on February 4, 
1994 at age 25, a recent graduate of the State University of New York 
at Brockport.
  In May of 2006, he received the Edward H. Butler Award for Heroism 
for having successfully disrupted an armed robbery of a retail store in 
the Ferry-Fillmore district where he had been stationed.
  After performing admirably in various roles as a Police Officer for 
eighteen years, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in April of 
2012, and again promoted to Chief in June of 2013.
  As Chief of the ``A'' District covering South Buffalo and the 
adjacent neighborhoods, he was known for his responsiveness and 
engagement with community stakeholders, for his clear leadership and 
helpful mentorship of the officers under his command, and for his 
dedication and commitment to the citizens of the City of Buffalo, to 
the Buffalo Police Department, and to the principles of law and order.
  Like so many in my community, I am grateful to have known Chief Moran 
and to have called him a friend. I shall remain grateful for his 
leadership, and his work to serve and protect the people of South 
Buffalo and the entire City of Buffalo.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join with me and with Members of the 
House to express our deepest condolences to his wife, Kelly, to his 
daughters Ava and Lila, and to the entire family of the late Chief Tom 
Moran, and join me in recognizing his many years of dedicated public 
service.

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