[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2918]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      IN MEMORY OF OFFICER BEAN, ONE OF SACRAMENTO'S UNSUNG HEROES

  (Mr. OSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OSE. Mr. Speaker, I come before the House today to note the 
passing of one of Sacramento's many unsung heroes.
  A week ago Officer Bean was buried, the victim of a ridiculous act by 
one of California's many residents who were out on parole. Officer Bean 
was a 27-year-old officer in the Sacramento Police Department, 
unmarried, full-time student, who had set aside his other lifetime 
goals to contribute to the peace and security of our community. On 
patrol one night he stopped a car; and, by happenstance, that person 
had a weapon, took a shot that went underneath his vest, and he is now 
dead.
  I did not want to have any more time pass before noting his passing 
and the appreciation that each of us have in our respective communities 
for our unsung heroes.
  Men or women, Democrat or Republican, Sacramento is the worse off for 
what happened, and I just felt it was appropriate to note that.

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