[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 12, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2246-H2248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING OUR HEROES--NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, who are we if we cannot honor and 
celebrate those who have given their ultimate in the National Police 
Week?

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  I want to say to my hometown law enforcement that we mourn Jason 
Michael Knox, Harold Lloyd Preston, Lemuel Bruce, and Mark C. Brown.
  We mourn Christopher Brown, and we mourn Johnny Ramos Sanchez. We 
mourn Juan Menchaca, we mourn Raymond Scholwinski, and we mourn Ernest 
Leal.
  We thank them. They are our family members, our brothers and sisters. 
We honor them and express our appreciation for their laying down their 
lives to save children and to take families out of burning buildings.
  We acknowledge Houston law enforcement officers who are now 
memorialized on the wall of honor, which I intend to introduce into 
this body's Record.
  Then I want to acknowledge the legislation that I hope my colleagues 
will sign, and that is, to honor those who stood tall and fought for us 
on January 6. This resolution will tell us their story, and that is why 
I stand today to tell the story of those who have sacrificed for us in 
this week. They are our family. We honor them, and we mourn them.
  Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Law Enforcement Caucus and the Chair 
of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, I know well the service and sacrifice of our neighbors in law 
enforcement, both in my hometown of Houston, Texas and here in the 
Capitol.
  I would like to take this minute to honor those fallen heroes in the 
City of Houston over the last year, and would like to reiterate our 
support for our polices officers across the nation and here at the 
capitol for their duty and sacrifice in the defense of ourselves and 
our communities.
  It is altogether fitting and proper that we do this.
  Among those fallen Texans are:
  Sergeant Harold Lloyd Preston of the Houston Police Department with 
41 years on the force whose watch ended on October 20, 2020, when he 
was fired upon while responding to a call for assistance involving a 
domestic disturbance.
  Officer Jason Michael Knox of the Houston Police Department, whose 
watch ended on May 2, 2020, when his aircraft experienced operation 
control issues and crashed into an unoccupied building during a search 
mission.
  Investigator Lemuel Bruce of the Houston Fire Marshal's Office, whose 
watch ended on October 16, 2020, due to an ambush while conducting 
surveillance as part of an ongoing arson investigation.
  And those officers who risked exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic in 
their tireless pursuit for justice and against violence, who contracted 
the virus in the course of their duties, and who eventually succumbed 
to the deadly virus:
  Investigator Mark C. Brown of the Harris County Constable's Office, 
whose watch ended on July 26, 2020;
  Deputy Sheriff Johnny Tunches of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, 
whose watch ended November 2, 2020;
  Deputy Juan Menchaca, Jr. of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, 
whose watch ended June 13, 2020;
  Sergeant Raymond Scholwinski of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, 
whose watch ended May 6, 2020; and
  Senior Officer Ernest Leal of the Houston Police Department, whose 
watch ended on November 27, 2020.
  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 22,611 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 295 police officers 
killed in the line of duty in 2020.
  2020 was one of the deadliest years for law enforcement officers in 
history.
  Mr. Speaker, enshrined on the Memorial Wall of Honor also are the 
names of 2,052 fallen peace officers from the state of Texas, the most 
of any state, including 116 members of the Houston Police Department 
who gave their lives to keep their city safe.
  Mr. Speaker, today there are more than 800,000 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 58 hours, a law enforcement officer is killed somewhere in the 
United States.
  There are also 58,627 assaults against our law officers each year, 
resulting in 16,667 injuries.
  Mr. Speaker, on January 6, 2021, the then-President of the United 
States encouraged his followers to ``fight like hell'' to disrupt and 
derail the constitutionally required Joint Meeting of Congress to open, 
count, and publicly confirm the vote tally of the Presidential electors 
and announce the persons who had been elected President and Vice 
President of the United States.
  What followed was thousands of domestic terrorists, insurrectionists, 
and rioters charging the Capitol Building, the bastion of American 
democracy, with metal pipes, chemical irritants, and other weapons.
  In their way the officers of the United States Capitol Police 
Department, the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC, and 
other uniformed law enforcement officers stood their ground in defense 
of American democracy.
  There is no finer example of the selfless devotion to duty and love 
of country, than these officers' valiant, heroic, and courageous 
response to the assault on the Capitol Building.
  At least 138 officers, 73 from the United States Capitol Police 
Department, and 65 from the Metropolitan Police Department of 
Washington DC, sustained injuries during the attack on the Capitol 
Building, several of whom required hospitalization.
  The seven hours between the urgent call for help from the Capitol 
Police to the Metropolitan Police Department and the resumption of work 
by both Houses of Congress will be indelibly etched in the memories of 
every law enforcement officer who was on the scene, as it is in the 
minds of the Senators, Representatives, congressional and support 
staff, and members of the media corps who were forced to seek safety 
behind locked doors.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to represent the people of the 18th 
Congressional District of Texas in paying tribute to the 295 fallen 
heroes who will be joining the 22,611 gallant men and women who gave 
the last full measure of devotion to the communities they took an oath 
to protect and serve.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask for a moment of silence in memory of the 295 
officers whose names will be added to the National Law Enforcement 
Officers Memorial.


   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 JR, 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.

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       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 JF, 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. FRANKL 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.
       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. ED D 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, 60-W: 2, End of Watch: April 18, 1981, 
     Houston, Texas, P.D.

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