[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF MICHAEL MAGLI

  (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
service of my constituent, Deputy Michael Magli of the Pinellas County 
Sheriff's Office.
  On February 17, Michael Magli kissed his wife and children good-bye 
for the last time as he embarked on what he likely believed to be a 
routine shift.
  Mr. Speaker, sadly, we know now that he would not make it back home 
that particular night. He put his life on the line to take the hit from 
a drunk driver and save those down the road who might have been in the 
pathway of danger.
  As Pinellas County Sheriff Paul Gualtieri so movingly put it at his 
funeral, Michael was at the right place at the right time.
  Deputy Magli leaves behind a loving wife, two beautiful children, and 
the blue family as they struggle to make sense out of unimaginable 
grief. While Michael's earthly end-of-watch was February 17, 2021, his 
heavenly watch will endure forever.

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