[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E25]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MEGAN O'GRADY--HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FROM CAPE CORAL HONORS FALLEN POLICE 
                                OFFICERS

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                          HON. FRANCIS ROONEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 9, 2019

  Mr. ROONEY of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to thank Megan 
O'Grady, a high school student from Cape Coral and founder of Blue Line 
Bears, for the work she has done to honor fallen police officers.
  Through her non-profit organization, Blue Line Bears, Megan makes 
teddy bears using the uniforms of fallen police officers and delivers 
them to the officers' families. The daughter of a police officer, Megan 
was inspired to do something for the families of law enforcement in the 
wake of the murder of 5 police officers in Dallas.
  Megan is especially grateful for the opportunity to make the bears 
for children and to provide them with tangible mementos of their loved 
ones. Since she started two years ago, Megan has made 454 bears for 
families in 36 states.
  I am grateful for Megan and her commitment to honor police officers 
and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for Blue Line Bears.

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