[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 53 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DETECTIVE SERGEANT MASON GRIFFITH

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 2023

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to 
join me in honoring the life and legacy of fallen officer Detective 
Sergeant Mason Griffith.
  Detective Sergeant Griffith exemplifies small town America and the 
commitment to service. He was a Detective Sergeant of the Hermann 
Police Department, the Chief of Police of the Rosebud Police 
Department, a Reserve Deputy of Gasconade County Sheriff's Department 
and a member of the Gerald-Rosebud Fire Department. On March 12, 
Sergeant Griffith was shot and killed in the line of duty. He leaves 
behind a loving wife, two children, and an entire community who will 
deeply miss him.
  This tragedy stands as a somber reminder to our Nation that law 
enforcement officers and their families sacrifice every single day to 
ensure our families are safe. We will never have another Sergeant 
Griffith, and for that our entire community is worse off. We will 
forever remember him as a man committed to his family and community and 
as a hero who gave his life to keep us safe.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in offering our deepest condolences to 
the Griffith family, his fellow officers, and the entire community who 
are suffering this tragedy.

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