[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H1180-H1181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            MOURNING THE PASSING OF REVEREND DARRELL DARLING

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Panetta) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. PANETTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the passing of 
the Reverend Darrell Darling.
  The loss of Darrell Darling hits us hard in Santa Cruz but also 
throughout the Central Coast, for Reverend Darling was that iconic 
mentor to all of us based on his longtime fight for civil rights, for 
equal rights, for peace, for justice, for nonviolence, and for his 
never-ending work for a more perfect Union.
  Reverend Darling's fight began when he almost got kicked out of 
college for pressing its administration about its racist policies 
toward African Americans. Reverend Darling then went on to attend the 
Yale Seminary, where, in 1965, he marched with Martin Luther King from 
Selma to Montgomery and crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge with our 
former colleague, John Lewis.
  In California, Reverend Darling served in five parishes for over 25 
years. After that, Darrell and his wife, Karen, ran the Darling House 
Bed and Breakfast, where they hosted numerous events for our community 
and continued to mentor young activists and future public servants.
  In fact, I will never forget the conversation that I had with 
Darrell, seated in his backyard, that inspired me to stand here in 
Congress, for it was that type of impression that the Reverend Darling 
had on me, on Santa Cruz, and on the fight for equality in our American 
democracy.
  Madam Speaker, I not only recognize his legacy of service, but we, in 
Santa Cruz, acknowledge and appreciate that Reverend Darling is why 
many of us stand, fight, and serve today.


             Mourning the Loss of Jorge David Alvarado, Jr.

  Mr. PANETTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the loss and 
the service of Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado, Jr.
  Officer Alvarado was shot and killed in the line of duty while 
conducting a traffic stop on Friday night. Before I flew back here on 
Sunday, I visited the growing memorial for Officer Alvarado at the 
Salinas Police Department and joined in the mourning, the devastation, 
and the disbelief of his fiance, his mother, his brethren in blue, and 
our entire community in Salinas.
  Although the investigation of the incident is ongoing, the chief of 
police stated that Officer Alvarado stayed in the fight to the end and 
paid the ultimate price. As a result, the suspected cop killer is 
behind bars.
  Jorge Alvarado understood what it means to give back to his community

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and to his country with his time in the U.S. Army, as well as his 5 
years as a police officer. Although we look back upon his commitment 
and actions as we mourn his loss, let us also look to Officer 
Alvarado's legacy of service as a way forward.
  We must realize that our communities, no matter their makeup, rely on 
men and women who make up our police departments for order, for safety, 
and for our upward mobility.

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  Officer Alvarado did that by not only protecting and serving Salinas, 
but also Officer Alvarado got up every day and left his home knowing 
that his job was to run to the danger and not away from it.
  Madam Speaker, Officer Jorge Alvarado ran to the danger on Friday 
night. Let's make sure that his service, that his sacrifice, are not in 
vain. Let's make sure that all of us support his family and support the 
men and women in uniform who strive to serve and protect so that we can 
make it home to our families and thrive in safe communities.

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