[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9474]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO JEREMIAH KIRK JOHNSON

  (Mr. BISHOP of Utah asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Today, a special service will be held at the 
National Peace Officers Memorial to honor those whose devotion resulted 
in the ultimate expression of Christ-like love: They sacrificed their 
lives for others.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to one who gave his 
life in the service of others. Jeremiah Kirk Johnson, who died in a 
tragic traffic accident while on duty for the Emery County Sheriff's 
Department, exemplifies the life of service which I wish to honor.
  A devoted husband and father, he spent every spare moment around his 
children because of his great love for them. At the time of his death, 
he had been promoted to deputy sheriff in Emery County, and was 
instrumental in helping to set up the drug court which had the effect 
of getting drug offenders off the street. He was a giant of a man, yet 
gentle.
  Jeremiah will be missed a lot. He cannot be replaced, but his example 
can be honored.
  He was a model U.S. citizen. He devoted his life to service of our 
country, and he will be forever remembered as a hero, a son, a husband, 
and a father.

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