[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 112 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF RALPH FRASURE

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 7, 2022

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
one of Eastern Kentucky's fallen heroes, Ralph Harlow Frasure, a 39-
year law enforcement veteran who was one of three officers killed in 
the line of duty in Allen, Kentucky. Frasure was Captain of the 
Prestonsburg City Police Department for nearly four decades and a 
beloved School Resource Officer at Prestonsburg High School.
  The best law enforcement officers will tell you it isn't a job, it's 
a calling; and it was with great courage of conviction that Captain 
Frasure lived to protect the people of Prestonsburg and all of Floyd 
County.
  President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a former commissioner of the 
New York City Police Department once said, ``No man is worth his salt, 
who is not ready at all times to risk his body, to risk his well-being, 
to risk his life in a great cause.'' On Thursday, June 30, 2022, 
Captain Frasure paid the ultimate sacrifice as he valiantly answered 
the call of duty to protect others in Floyd County.
  His heroic death was the greatest display of love described in John 
15:13, ``Greater love has no man than this: to lay down his life for 
his friends.''
  In a Nation where police forces have been vilified in recent years by 
the actions of a few bad actors, may Captain Frasure's life be a 
reminder of the outstanding integrity and sacrifice that the thin blue 
line represents. We must continue to support our law enforcement 
officers across the United States, ensuring they are fully equipped, 
adequately prepared, and never at the mercy of evildoers.
  The Commonwealth of Kentucky owes a great debt of gratitude for the 
life and service of Captain Ralph Frasure. Our thoughts and prayers are 
with his wife Clearnce, their sons Ralph Kelly Frasure and Robert 
Clarence Frasure, daughter Stacy (Mike), their grandchildren, and the 
widespread band of brothers and sisters in uniform who served alongside 
Captain Frasure throughout his career. May his loved ones find peace 
and confidence in God's promise in Matthew 5:9, ``Blessed are the 
peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.''

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