[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 180 (Wednesday, November 14, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING GWINNETT COUNTY POLICE OFFICER ANTWAN TONEY

  (Mr. WOODALL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I come to the House floor today to honor an 
amazing public servant in my community, public servant and a role 
model, a Gwinnett County police officer by the name of Antwan Toney.
  Mr. Speaker, Officer Toney was a California native, but he adopted my 
local community at the age of 30 and knew that he could change the 
world from that location. He was working not just to make the world 
better, but to make us better as individuals--one community, one 
family, one officer at the time. And, Mr. Speaker, with the infectious 
smile you see here and a tireless work ethic and boundless energy, he 
was doing exactly that in my hometown.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish I was here just to honor Officer Toney today, but 
on the afternoon of October 20, when responding to a call, Officer 
Toney was killed. Mr. Speaker, I am appalled and pained by the 
senselessness of this young man's murder.
  Mr. Speaker, while our community aches over the loss of Officer 
Toney, we also celebrate the life that he led and the role model that 
he provided for all of us. Those who have been fortunate enough to know 
Officer Toney are forever changed for the better by that experience. Of 
all the places Officer Toney could have served, I am honored that he 
chose our home to be the place for his incredibly proud work--again, 
not just to make us safer, but to make us better.
  Mr. Speaker, today, I pray for all of those who loved Officer Toney 
and those whom he loved. I pray for all of his brothers and sisters in 
uniform who, even in the face of this loss, wake up every single 
morning and agree to serve once again.
  May God bless all of them, Mr. Speaker, and may we give thanks to God 
that He shares with each and every one of us heroes in our lives, 
difference makers in our lives, difference makers like Officer Antwan 
Toney.

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