[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E603-E604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   COMMEMORATING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 15, 2019

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, as a member of the Law Enforcement 
Caucus and a senior member of the Committees on Judiciary and Homeland 
Security, I rise to commemorate National Police Week, which runs from 
May 12 through May 18, 2019.
  It is altogether fitting and proper that we do this.
  The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is the nation's 
monument to law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.
  Dedicated on October 15, 1991, the Memorial honors federal, state and 
local law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for 
the safety and protection of our nation and its people.
  Carved on its walls are the names of 21,910 officers who have been 
killed in the line of duty throughout U.S. history, dating back to the 
first known death in 1791.
  Added to the Wall this year will be the names of the 158 police 
officers killed in the line of duty in 2018.
  Madam Speaker, enshrined on the Memorial Wall of Honor also are the 
names of 1,751 fallen peace officers from the state of Texas, the most 
of any state, including 115 members of the Houston Police Department 
who gave their lives to keep their city safe.
  Madam Speaker, today there are more than 900,000 law enforcement 
personnel serving the people of our country, the highest amount ever.
  About 12 percent of them are female.
  These brave men and women risk their lives to keep the peace and keep 
us safe, but they are too often taken by the violence they are working 
to prevent.
  Every year, a law enforcement officer is killed somewhere in the 
United States every 55 hours, and there are also 60,211 assaults 
against our law officers each year, resulting in 17,476 injuries.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to represent the people of the 18th 
Congressional District of Texas in paying tribute to the 158 fallen 
heroes who will be joining the 21,910 gallant men and women who gave 
the last full measure of devotion to the communities they took an oath 
to protect and serve.
  Madam Speaker, I ask for a moment of silence in memory of the 158 
officers who died in the line of duty in 2018 and an additional 213 
officers who died in previous years but whose story had been lost to 
history, the names of all of whom will be added to the National Peace 
Officers Memorial Wall of Honor.

   Houston Law Enforcement Officers Memorialized on the Wall of Honor

       1. Timothy Scott Abernethy; End of Watch: December 7, 2008; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       2. Charles H. Baker; End of Watch: August 16, 1979; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       3. Johnny Terrell Bamsch; End of Watch: January 30, 1975; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       4. Claude R. Beck; End of Watch: December 10, 1971; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       5. Jack B. Beets; End of Watch: March 30, 1955; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       6. TROY A. BLANDO; End of Watch: May 19, 1999; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       7. James Charles Boswell; End of Watch: December 9, 1989; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       8. C.E. Branon; End of Watch: March 20, 1959; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       9. John M. Cain; End of Watch: August 3, 1911; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       10. Richard H. Calhoun; End of Watch: October 10, 1975; 
     Houston Texas Police Department.
       11. Dionicio M. Camacho; End of Watch: October 23, 2009; 
     Harris County, Texas, S.O.
       12. Henry Canales; End of Watch: June 23, 2009; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       13. Frank Manuel Cantu, Jr.; End of Watch: March 25, 2004; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       14. E.C. Chavez; End of Watch: September 17, 1925; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       15. Charles Roy Clark; End of Watch: April 3, 2003; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       16. Charles Robert Coates II; End of Watch: February 23, 
     1983; Houston, Texas, P.D.
       17. Pete Corrales; End of Watch: January 25, 1925; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       18. Rufus E. Daniels; End of Watch: August 23, 1917; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       19. Johnnie Davidson; End of Watch: February 19, 1921; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       20. Worth Davis; End of Watch: June 17, 1928; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       21. Keith Alan Dees; End of Watch: March 7, 2002; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       22. Reuben Becerra Deleon; End of Watch: October 26, 2005; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       23. William Edwin DeLeon; End of Watch: March 29, 1982; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       24. Floyd T. Deloach, Jr.; End of Watch: June 30, 1965; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       25. George D. Edwards; End of Watch: June 30, 1939; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       26. Dawn Suzanne Erickson; End of Watch: December 24, 1995; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       27. J.C. Etheridge; End of Watch: August 23, 1924; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       28. James E. Fenn; End of Watch: March 14, 1891; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       29. E.D. Fitzgerald; End of Watch: September 30, 1930; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       30. C. Edward Foley; End of Watch: March 10, 1860; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       31. Joseph Robert Free; End of Watch: October 18, 1912; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       32. Guy P. Gaddis; End of Watch: January 31, 1994; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       33. James T. Gambill; End of Watch: December 1, 1936; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       34. Florentino M. Garcia, Jr.; End of Watch: November 10, 
     1989; Houston, Texas, P.D.
       35. Ben Eddie Gerhart; End of Watch: June 26, 1968; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       36. G.Q. Gonzalez; End of Watch: February 28, 1960; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       37. Charles R. Gougenheim; End of Watch: April 30, 1955; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       38. Carl Greene; End of Watch: March 14, 1928; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       39. Leon Griggs; End of Watch: January 31, 1970; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       40. Maria Michelle Groves; End of Watch: April 10, 1987; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       41. Gary Allen Gryder; End of Watch: June 29, 2008; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       42. Antonio Guzman, Jr.; End of Watch: January 9, 1973; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       43. Howard B. Hammond; End of Watch: August 18, 1946; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       44. James Donald Harris; End of Watch: July 13, 1982; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       45. David Michael Healy; End of Watch: November 12, 1994; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       46. Timothy A. Hearn; End of Watch: June 8, 1978; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       47. Oscar Hope; End of Watch: June 22, 1929; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       48. Elston M. Howard; End of Watch: July 20, 1988; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       49. David Huerta; End of Watch: September 19, 1973; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       50. James Bruce Irby; End of Watch: June 27, 1990; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       51. Bobby L. James; End of Watch: June 26, 1968; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       52. John C. James; End of Watch: December 12, 1901; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       53. Rodney Joseph Johnson; End of Watch: September 21, 
     2006; Houston, Texas, P.D.
       54. Ed Jones; End of Watch: September 13, 1929; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       55. P.P. Jones; End of Watch: January 30, 1927; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       56. Frank L. Kellogg; End of Watch: November 30, 1955; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       57. S.A. Buster Kent; End of Watch: January 12, 1954; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       58. James F. Kilty; End of Watch: April 8, 1976; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       59. Kent Dean Kincaid; End of Watch: May 23, 1998; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       60. Louis R. Kuba; End of Watch: May 17, 1967; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       61. J.D. Landry; End of Watch: December 3, 1930; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       62. Robert Wayne Lee; End of Watch: January 31, 1971; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       63. Fred Maddox, Jr.; End of Watch: February 24, 1954; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       64. Eydelmen Mani; End of Watch: May 19, 2010; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       65. A.P. Marshall; End of Watch: November 8, 1937; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       66. Charles R. McDaniel; End of Watch: August 4, 1963; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       67. E.G. Meinke; End of Watch: August 23, 1917; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       68. Harry Mereness; End of Watch: October 18, 1933; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       69. Noel R. Miller; End of Watch: June 6, 1958; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       70. Kenneth L. Moody; End of Watch: November 26, 1969; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       71. Horace Moody; End of Watch: August 23, 1917; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.

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       72. William Moss; End of Watch: September 12, 1983; Houston 
     Airport Police, Texas
       73. Dave Murdock; End of Watch: June 27, 1921; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       74. William E. Murphy; End of Watch: April 1, 1910; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       75. David Franklin Noel; End of Watch: June 17, 1972; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       76. M.E. Palmer; End of Watch: March 24, 1938; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       77. Isaac Parson; End of Watch: May 24, 1914; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       78. Ross Patton; End of Watch: August 23, 1917; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       79. Stephen Albert Perez; End of Watch: August 27, 2017; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       80. W.B. Phares; End of Watch: September 30, 1930; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       81. Herbert N,Planer; End of Watch: February 18, 1965. 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       82. Ira Raney; End of Watch: August 23, 1917; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       83. Winston J. Rawlings; End of Watch: March 29, 1982; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       84. Jerry Lawrence Riley; End of Watch: June 18, 1974; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       85. John Charles Risley; End of Watch: October 23, 2000; 
     Harris County, Texas, S.O.
       86. Sandra Ann Robbins; End of Watch: March 17, 1991; South 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       87. George G. Rojas; End of Watch: January 28, 1976; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       88. Michael P. Roman; End of Watch: January 6, 1994; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       89. John Anthony Salvaggio; End of Watch: November 25, 
     1990; Houston, Texas, P.D.
       90. Louis L. Sander; End of Watch: January 21, 1967; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       91. Jeffery Scott Sanford; End of Watch: September 14, 
     1991; Harris County, Texas, S.O.
       92. Kathleen C. Schaefer; End of Watch: August 18, 1982; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       93. Robert Schultea; End of Watch: August 25, 1956; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       94. Daryl Wayne Shirley; End of Watch: April 28, 1982; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       95. Richard Snow; End of Watch: March 17, 1882; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       96. Bruno David Soboleski; End of Watch: April 12, 1991; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       97. Jerry Leon Spruill; End of Watch: October 27, 1972; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       98. R.H. Sullivan; End of Watch: March 9, 1935; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       99. John W, Suttle; End of Watch: August 3, 1959; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       100. Cuong Huy Trinh; End of Watch: April 6, 1997; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       101. Alberto Vasquez; End of Watch: May 22, 2001; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       102. James T. Walker; End of Watch: March 8, 1963. Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       103. Victor R. Wells III; End of Watch: October 2, 1980; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       104. R.O. Wells; End of Watch: July 30, 1927; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       105. Albert Charles Wilkins; End of Watch: January 6, 1978; 
     Harris County, Texas, C.O.
       106. Kevin Scott Will; End of Watch: May 29, 2011; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       107. Henry Williams; End of Watch: February 8, 1886; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       108. William C. Williams Jr; End of Watch: April 16, 1930; 
     Harris County, Texas, S.O.
       109. Edd Williams; End of Watch: January 12, 1974; Harris 
     County, Texas, S.O.
       110. James Franklin Willis; End of Watch: July 1, 1964; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       111. Marvin Alton Winter; End of Watch: December 4, 1937; 
     Harris County, Texas, C.O., Pct. 4
       112. Andrew Winzer; End of Watch: February 18, 1988; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       113. Jeter Young; End of Watch: June 19, 1921; Houston, 
     Texas, P.D.
       114. Herman Youngst; End of Watch: December 12, 1901; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.
       115. Joe A. Zamarron; End of Watch: April 18, 1981; 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.

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