[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H164]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF BRIAN CLINT WORLEY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Fallon) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. FALLON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the life and 
service of Brian Clint Worley of Emory, Texas.
  Emory is a small town in Rains County where great Americans reside. 
During my campaign in 2020, I befriended his parents, Fred and Sue 
Worley, who couldn't be more gentle, wonderful, loving souls.
  Brian was born in Denton, Texas, on March 11, 1968. He graduated from 
Rains High School in Emory in 1987 where he was a star basketball, 
baseball, track, and football player. Brian received all-district 
honors for his athletic performances and was voted most courteous, best 
personality, and most prestigious at Rains High School.
  In 1991, Brian graduated from Kilgore College Police Academy, and he 
began his law enforcement career at the Mount Pleasant Police 
Department. He received several commendations in his first 4 years as a 
police officer and once helped save an elderly citizen from choking. He 
saved a life. Moreover, his work in the Selective Traffic Enforcement 
Program helped apprehend numerous drunk drivers, and again, saved 
countless lives.
  Brian attended the Texas Department of Public Safety Training Academy 
in Austin, Texas, in 1995 and was stationed in Cooper, Texas, and later 
Sulphur Springs.
  Some of Brian's many recognitions include District Commanders Award, 
the Texas Department of Public Safety Chief's Award, and Trooper of the 
Year in 1988.
  Brian was a man of faith and dedicated his career to serving the 
people of Texas. He was a loving father who deeply cared about his 
family, his friends, and his pets. He will be closely and fondly 
remembered by many.
  I have requested that a flag be flown over our Nation's Capitol to 
recognize Brian's tremendous life and his extraordinary public service. 
He will be dearly missed by his friends, family, and colleagues.
  Fred and Sue, his parents, are salt of the earth people. They love 
things that are greater than themselves, and that is so incredibly 
inspiring. They know that God is greater than they are; that this 
country is greater than they are; that Texas, their friends, their 
family, and their community is more important than they are. When you 
meet people like that and see the lives that they lead, it warms the 
heart and it warms the soul.
  When you lose a spouse, they call you a ``widow.'' When you lose a 
parent, they call you an ``orphan.'' Fred and Sue have lost a child. 
When you lose a child, it is so God awful they don't even have a name 
for it.
  What breaks my heart is not only the loss of Brian, but that his 
children, Caden and Emily, have lost their father. I know they are 
watching right now, and I want to make sure they understand that a 
grateful Nation grieves with them.
  I think the greatest compliment you can pay a person is to say that 
the world is a better place with them in it. The world sheds a 
collective tear now that we have lost Brian.
  Mr. Speaker, we should take inspiration from the Worley family, 
extend our deepest condolences, and promise them that we will follow in 
the footsteps of Brian and emulate his love of this country and of 
others.
  We will be praying for Brian. We will see him soon. God bless Brian.

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