[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E261]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING JORGE DAVID ALVARADO, JR.

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                           HON. JIMMY PANETTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2022

  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 fatally shot in the line of duty while conducting a 
traffic stop on Friday, February 25, 2022.
  Born in in the City and County of San Francisco, Jorge Davis 
Alvarado, Jr. understood what it meant to give back to his community 
and to his country. After graduating from the Voice of the Pentecost 
Academy High School, he enlisted in the United States Army as an 
Infantryman. He earned the prestigious Combat Infantry Badge for his 
gallantry during combat operations in Afghanistan and was promoted to 
the rank of Sergeant and assigned as a Team Leader.
  After completing his tour of duty, Officer Alvarado served the 
community of Colma on the San Francisco Peninsula for four and half 
years. He then joined the Salinas Police Department, and 
aftercompleting his required training, was assigned as a patrol 
officer.
  Officer Alvarado displayed true bravery and duty to his community, 
staying in the fight to the end and paying the ultimate price. Officer 
Alvarado's passing marks the first city police officer lost in the line 
of duty in Salinas in nearly 80 years. Officer Alvarado is survived by 
his high school sweetheart and fiancee, Veronica, his mother and 
father, his three brothers, and his nieces and nephews.
  As 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 rely on the men and women 
in uniform for order, for safety, and for our upward mobility. Officer 
Alvarado did that by not only protecting and serving Salinas, but he 
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 February 
25th. Let us make sure that his service and his sacrifice are not in 
vain. Together, we must support his family and support the men and 
women in uniform who serve and protect. It is because of their service 
that we make it home to our families every night and thrive in safe 
communities.

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