[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9205]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING SLAIN UTICA POLICE OFFICER THOMAS LINDSEY

  (Mr. ARCURI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ARCURI. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, April 12, 32-year-old Utica 
police officer Thomas Lindsey was shot and killed in the line of duty 
during a routine traffic stop in Utica, New York, my hometown.
  A 5\1/2\-year veteran of the Utica police force, Tom served for more 
than a year with an elite squad tasked with handling special 
assignments. Tom was the kind of guy that, as a teenager, he traveled 
to Mexico one summer just to build churches. And prior to his tenure as 
a Utica police officer, he served our Nation honorably as a U.S. Marine 
as an embassy guard.
  As a former district attorney, I had the distinct privilege of 
working hand in hand with the dedicated men and women of the Utica 
Police Department. This loss affects those brave men and women and 
their families hardest of all.
  Tom put his life on the line in the Marines and as a police officer, 
and he paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect his country and the 
community. Losing someone like Tom is a great tragedy, but in this 
tragedy there is a lesson. We must learn from the way Tom lived his 
life and his commitment to public service, his community and his 
country.
  My prayers are with Tom's mother, Carmella Lindsey-Schisler, his 
girlfriend, Lisa, and his family and coworkers.
  I hope everyone can take a moment today to thank the men and the 
women in their local police departments who serve them so well.

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