[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 147 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5530]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    REMEMBERING GREENE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE BATTALION CHIEF CHRIS EDDY

  (Mr. COLLINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COLLINS. Madam Speaker, in John 15:12-13, Jesus says: ``This is 
my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater 
love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his 
friends.''
  Madam Speaker, Greene County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Chris Eddy 
laid down his life for his friends on September 4, 2024, while battling 
a tractor-trailer fire on Highway 15 north of Greensboro.
  Chief Eddy grew up in Greene County and graduated from Nathanael 
Greene Academy in Siloam, Georgia. He spent his life dedicated to this 
community and lost his life in its service.
  He leaves behind his wife, Lindsey, and son, Bryson, who are enduring 
the pain of loss that the families of all first responders know they 
could face.
  Words can't adequately express our deep sadness at the loss of this 
incredible man and public servant, who was so dearly loved by his 
family and community.
  We are thankful for who he was and know that it is men like him who 
keep our communities strong and safe.
  May Chief Chris Eddy rest in peace. May he always be remembered for 
his honorable service to Greene County.

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