[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 79 (Monday, May 11, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2191]
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                   HONORING OFFICER JOHN BARTHOLOMEW

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, last week was an opportunity for us to 
return home to our States and districts, and in my case, the city of 
Chicago, where it was a glorious week but for one sobering event--we 
lost one of Chicago's finest--patrolman and policeman John Bartholomew. 
In the line of duty, he was shot, and we had a tribute to him at his 
Greek Orthodox church on Hollywood Avenue in Chicago. Hundreds of his 
fellow law enforcement officers came in from jurisdictions all over the 
Midwest and across the United States.
  John Bartholomew leaves three small children and his wife and family 
behind. I went to that memorial service, and I was just at a loss for 
words as I met his mother and told her how sorry I was for what had 
happened.

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