[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E47]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      FIREFIGHTER BENJAMIN POLSON

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                             HON. CORI BUSH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 19, 2022

  Ms. BUSH. Madam Speaker, St. Louis and I rise to offer our deepest 
condolences to the Polson family and friends on the loss of firefighter 
Benjamin James Polson, a dear member of our St. Louis community and 
Engine House 13.
  Benjamin Polson was courageous. Every day he went to work with the 
goal of saving lives, and our St. Louis community is indebted to him 
for his commitment to that work. As Congresswoman for Missouri's First 
District, I am deeply honored to represent Engine House 13, and I, like 
so many of our neighbors, am forever grateful to Mr. Polson. Like his 
father, a retired fire captain, and his mother, an elementary school 
teacher, Mr. Polson lived a life dedicated to the care and service of 
his community, joining the St. Louis Fire Department in 2019. He will 
undoubtedly be missed by everyone who loved him, and his legacy will 
live on through his family, friends, and colleagues. St. Louis will 
never forget Mr. Polson's relentless dedication to our city as a first 
responder.

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