[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 46 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF MASTER TROOPER JAMES BAILEY

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 10, 2023

  Mr. BANKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and service of 
Indiana State Master Trooper James R. Bailey, who was killed in the 
line of duty last Friday, March 3.
  A native of Auburn, Indiana, Bailey was a decorated, nearly 16-year 
veteran of the Indiana State Police force who was named Trooper of the 
Year for District 12 in 2012 and earned the combat ``Action Award'' in 
2021.
  But Bailey's spiritedness and sense of duty wasn't confined to his 
squad car. In 2010, Bailey was off-duty and leaving lunch from a 
restaurant with his wife when an 87-year-old man collapsed in the 
parking lot. He and his wife Amy, a nurse, rendered CPR and saved the 
man's life. Three times, he was diagnosed with cancer. Three times, he 
beat it. ``I'm pretty stubborn.'' Bailey said. ``You have two options. 
One is to go into a corner and pout. The second is to fight and be 
stubborn.'' That's who James Bailey was: A public servant dedicated to 
the last, and a warrior whose triumphs he insisted be understated.
  In response to being called a hero, Trooper Bailey demurred, ``It's 
what we do, it's what we are trained to do, and that's why we get into 
this profession.'' But I want to be very clear, especially to his 
children, Joseph and Sophia: Their dad was a hero. That is how he will 
be remembered.
  We will never forget his service and sacrifice to Northeast Indiana. 
God bless the Bailey family and God bless all law enforcement officers 
who risk their lives every day to keep our families and communities 
safe.

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