[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 188 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE MEMORIES OF SERGEANT DAVID KINTERKNECHT AND DEPUTY SHERIFF 
                               DEREK GEER

  (Mr. TIPTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of two pieces of 
legislation. First, H.R. 6216 will designate the United States Postal 
Service facility in Montrose, Colorado, after Sergeant David 
Kinterknecht, who was killed in the line of duty on July 25, 2009.
  Sergeant Kinterknecht was born and raised in Montrose, Colorado, and 
graduated from Mesa State College and Delta Montrose Technical College. 
His career in law enforcement began in the 1980s, and throughout his 
career, he served in the Telluride Marshal's Office, San Miguel County 
Sheriff's Office, and the Montrose County Sheriff's Office.
  The second bill, H.R. 6217, will designate the Postal Service 
facility in Grand Junction, Colorado, in the Third Congressional 
District after Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer, who was killed in the line of 
duty in 2016. Deputy Sheriff Geer went to school in Grand Junction and 
eventually raised his family there. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, and 
after his Navy service, he went into the Mesa County Sheriff's Office 
for 15 years.
  Both Sergeant Kinterknecht and Deputy Sheriff Geer were respected law 
enforcement officers dedicated to public service and family men. Their 
deaths were mourned by people throughout the Third District and the 
State of Colorado. Passage of H.R. 6216 and H.R. 6217 will help 
preserve and honor the memories of these police officers in their 
communities.

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