[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 139 (Friday, August 26, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING DETECTIVE JAMIE R. HUNTLEY-PARK

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                            HON. JUAN VARGAS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 26, 2022

  Mr. VARGAS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the late San Diego 
Police Department (SDPD) Detective Jamie R. Huntley-Park.
  A San Diego native, Detective Huntley-Park grew up in the La Jolla 
area, where she excelled as a hockey player, going on to play at Elmira 
College (EC) in New York. At EC, Detective Huntley-Park was a four-year 
letter winner on the women's ice hockey team. She helped the EC Soaring 
Eagles win two Eastern College Athletic Conference West titles and 
reach the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III 
Tournament three times, including a runner-up finish as a senior in the 
2009 national championship game.
  Detective Huntley-Park was honored as a member of the All-ECAC West 
Second Team after scoring a career-high 40 points (19g-21a) in her 
senior season. She also spent two seasons as an outfielder on the 
softball team. As a sophomore in 2007, Detective Huntley-Park started 
18 games and recorded nine hits, 14 runs, and a team-high eight stolen 
bases. Additionally, Detective Huntley-Park earned a master's degree in 
Criminal Justice.
  In 2012, Detective Huntley-Park enrolled as a recruit in the San 
Diego Police Academy. It was there where she would meet her future 
husband, and fellow recruit, SDPD Detective Ryan Park. They married in 
February of 2016 and were both promoted to homicide detectives on the 
same day two years later. Detective Huntley-Park went on to work in the 
SDPD Southern Division, her husband, Detective Park, in the SDPD 
Homicide Unit.
  Amongst her peers, Detective Huntley-Park was tremendously respected. 
Her rapid ascent to a homicide detective in the department's Southern 
Division was a testament to her ability as an officer as well as her 
desire to serve the public. She gracefully and diligently upheld this 
promise to her community until her End of Watch on June 4, 2021.
  Detective Huntley-Park also gave back to her community through the 
sport she loved, coaching and refereeing girl's hockey during her free 
time. She was a referee for USA Hockey, the International Ice Hockey 
Federation, and the National Women's Hockey League. She was a role 
model for many girls and young women in Southern California, she 
coached several age groups in the San Diego Angels and Jr. Gulls 
programs. Detective Huntley-Park also made history as part of the 
first-ever all-female officiating crew for the 2021 National Women's 
Hockey League (NWHL) season.
  As an official, Detective Huntley-Park had worked for the NWHL since 
its inaugural season in 2015. She also gained significant experience in 
big games on the international stage. She officiated three 
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championships 
in 2015, 2016, and 2019, and, before her passing, bad been assigned to 
work the 2021 championship tournament in August. Detective Huntley-Park 
was a giving community member who will be remembered for her 
selflessness and positive character.
  Sadly, both Detective Jamie R. Huntley-Park, and her husband 
Detective Ryan Park, were killed when their department vehicle was 
struck head-on by a wrong-way driver. Detective Huntley-Park is 
survived by her parents, Edward and Cherisse. Detective Park is 
survived by his mother, Lana; brother, Justin; and father, Richard.
  On behalf of the residents of California's 51st Congressional 
District, I would like to express my deepest condolences to the family 
of Detective Jamie Huntley-Park. Furthermore, I would like to formally 
extend my sincere gratitude to Detective Huntley-Park for her 
unwavering commitment to providing the highest level of service to her 
community throughout her nearly decade-long career with the San Diego 
Police Department. She is greatly missed.

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