[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 5580-5583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY

  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the 
resolution (H. Res. 47) supporting the goals and ideals of Peace 
Officers Memorial Day.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                               H. Res. 47

       Whereas there are more than 900,000 sworn law enforcement 
     officers now serving in the United States;
       Whereas law enforcement officers selflessly protect the 
     people of the United States and communities throughout the 
     country from harm;
       Whereas law enforcement officers serve the country 
     regardless of the peril to themselves;
       Whereas more than 18,340 law enforcement officers have been 
     killed in the line of duty since the first recorded police 
     death in 1792;
       Whereas September 11, 2001, was the deadliest day in law 
     enforcement history with 72 officers killed while responding 
     to the terrorist attacks;
       Whereas 140 law enforcement officers were killed in 2008;
       Whereas Public Law 87-726 designates May 15th of each year 
     as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and Police Week is 
     commemorated during the calendar week containing May 15;
       Whereas section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, 
     requires that the United States flag on all government 
     buildings be displayed at half-staff on May 15, Peace 
     Officers Memorial Day; and
       Whereas law enforcement officers deserve the gratitude of 
     the people of the United States for their service: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) supports the goals and ideals of Peace Officers 
     Memorial Day to honor Federal, State, and local peace 
     officers killed or disabled in the line of duty; and
       (2) calls upon the people of the United States to observe 
     such a day with appropriate ceremonies and respect.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Lynch) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts.


                             General Leave

  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Massachusetts?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LYNCH. I yield myself such time as I may consume
  Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, I am pleased to join my colleagues and stand in full 
support of the consideration of House Resolution 47, which calls for 
Congress to recognize the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial 
Day, which is commemorated on May 15th of each year during what is 
referred to as National Police Week. House Resolution 47 was introduced 
by our colleague Representative Ted Poe of Texas on January 9, 2009, 
and was considered by and reported from the Oversight Committee on 
February 11th, 2009, by a voice vote.
  The measure has the support and cosponsorship of nearly 70 Members of 
Congress and is designed to acknowledge the work and commitment of more 
than 900,000 sworn law enforcement officers now serving throughout our 
great nation. Daily, these selfless men and women place their lives on 
the line, confronting great risk and challenges in their service to our 
communities and our fellow citizens, which is why it is so befitting 
for us to consider the measure at hand, House Resolution 47, supporting 
the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day.
  Over the course of 2008, our country lost nearly 180 law enforcement 
officers in the line of duty. In remembrance of these fallen heroes, 
today we in the House of Representatives take a moment to express our 
gratitude for the service of these courageous Americans by considering 
House Resolution 47.
  By supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day, we 
are sending a strong message to our country's law enforcement community 
and their families that we recognize the sacrifices they have made in 
the name of safety and security for all of our cities, townships and 
localities.
  I would like to specifically mention and thank those officers that 
serve throughout Bristol, Suffolk, Plymouth and Norfolk Counties in my 
own congressional district for their great work.
  Commemorating Peace Officers Memorial Day dates back to 1962, when 
then President Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 designating May 15th as 
Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which May 15 falls as 
National Police Week. Since that time, Congress has routinely expressed 
our support for the goals and ideals of this worthy cause.
  I would like to again thank our colleague from Texas, Mr. Poe, for 
reintroducing this year's measure honoring the work of our Nation's 
police officers, many of whom I might add will now be able to stay on 
the job because of the recent enactment of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act.
  Mr. Speaker, in the coming months, Peace Officers Memorial Day will 
be celebrated across our great land with various events, memorials and 
programs, all designed to highlight the work of these great Americans. 
In closing, let us too join in the commemoration of our country's law 
enforcement officers by agreeing to pass House Resolution 47.

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  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 47, supporting the goals 
and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Each year, the President 
issues a proclamation naming May the 15th as National Peace Officers 
Memorial Day. I decided to introduce this piece of legislation again 
because I believe that Congress should pay the tribute to the brave men 
and women who proudly serve us as law enforcement officers.
  Americans have been protected by peace officers for now 217 years, 
and it all goes back to the early settlers in Boston that established a 
program called ``night watch'' to safeguard their citizens.
  Not a day goes by that law enforcement officers do not face danger in 
their mission to keep us safe from crime, acts of violence and now 
terrorism. On May 17, 1792, New York City's Deputy Sheriff Isaac Smith, 
became the first recorded peace officer to be killed in the line of 
duty. Since that time, 18,340 peace officers have been killed while on 
the job. Each year, over 50,000 police officers are assaulted, and in 
2008, 140 of these brave officers were killed protecting their fellow 
Americans. Of these 140 officers, 10 percent, 14, are from my home 
State of Texas.
  A quote by President George H.W. Bush is engraved on the National Law 
Enforcement Officers Memorial located in Washington, DC that summarizes 
the mission of the 900,000 current sworn peace officers in this 
country. It states that it is an officer's ``continuing quest to 
preserve both democracy and decency and to protect a national treasure 
that we call the American dream.'' It is clear this quest is worthy of 
the respect that our citizens show for their peace officers.
  In paying homage to these fallen heroes, we are once again reminded 
that in 1961 Congress created Peace Officers Memorial Day and 
designated it to be commemorated each year on May 15th. This yearly 
tribute to peace officers provides each of us with an opportunity to 
honor those who lost their lives while protecting the citizens of this 
country.
  Thousands of visitors pay respect to our peace officers at the 
National Law Enforcement Memorial on May 15th. On May 15th of this 
year, a flag will be flown at half staff, as it always is on that date, 
to show respect and gratitude for the fallen peace officers who have 
made the ultimate sacrifice for our citizens.
  We appreciate with gratitude all of the peace officers for their 
dedication and their sacrifice. During my 20 years as a judge in Texas, 
I had the absolute privilege of working alongside some of America's 
finest peace officers. Some of those have been killed in the line of 
duty. Now, as founder and cochair of the Congressional Victims Rights 
Caucus, I recognize that unfortunately peace officers are too victims, 
as many citizens are.

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  And they are actually, Mr. Speaker, the last strand of wire in the 
fence between the law and those that violate the law. I'm grateful for 
the brave and selfless service of this Nation's peace officers.
  With that, I ask all Members to join me in support of H. Res. 47.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LYNCH. We continue to reserve. We have no further speakers.
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I would like to recognize two gentlemen that not too long ago in this 
Capitol, the People's House, on July 28, 1998, Jacob Chestnut and John 
Michael Gibson, Capitol police officers, while we were having a 
memorial ceremony here in the Rotunda, these two officers protected the 
lives of other Members of the House of Representatives, and because of 
that, both of them were killed in the line of duty. So they are two of 
many peace officers that gave up their lives for the rest of us.
  I mentioned that there were 14 peace officers from the State of Texas 
that were killed last year. Mr. Speaker. They are:
  Deputy Constable David Joubert from the Harris County Constable's 
Office.
  Police Officer Matthew Thebeau from the Corpus Christi Police 
Department.
  Corporal Harry Thielepap from the Harris County Constable's Office.
  Senior Corporal Victor Lozada, Sr. from the Dallas Police Department.
  State Trooper James Burns from the Highway Patrol in Huntsville, 
Texas.
  Police Officer Everett Dennis from the Carthage Police Department.
  Sergeant Barbara Shumate from the Texas Department of Criminal 
Justice.
  Police Officer Gary Gryder, a personal friend of mine. He served in 
the Houston Police Department.
  Detective Tommy Keen, Harris County Sheriff's Department.
  Game Warden George Whatley, Jr. from the Texas Parks and Wildlife 
Division.
  Sheriff Brent Lee of the Trinity County Sheriff's Department.
  Police Officer Robert Davis from the San Antonio Police Department.
  Police Officer Timothy Abernethy from the Houston Police Department.
  Police Officer Mark Simmons from the Amarillo Police Department.
  I would like to include at this time the names of all 140 peace 
officers killed last year in the line of duty.

       Corporal Courtney G. Brooks, Maryland Transportation 
     Authority Police Department, MD, EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 
     2008, Cause of Death: Vehicular assault.
       Deputy Sheriff Jason S. Zunker, Chippewa County Sheriff's 
     Department, WI, EOW: Saturday, January 5, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Struck by vehicle.
       Detective James Walker, Miami Police Department, FL, EOW: 
     Tuesday, January 8, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Deputy Sheriff Sean Pursifull, Bell County Sheriff's 
     Department, KY, EOW: Thursday, January 10, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Vehicular assault.
       Deputy Constable David Joubert, Harris County Constable's 
     Office--Precinct 7, TX, EOW: Sunday, January 13, 2008, Cause 
     of Death: Motorcycle accident.
       Police Officer Ricky Bryant Jr., DeKalb County Police 
     Department, GA, EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire.
       Police Officer Eric Barker, DeKalb County Police 
     Department, GA, EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire.
       Detective Jarrod Shivers, Chesapeake Police Department, VA, 
     EOW: Thursday, January 17, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Senior Border Patrol Agent Luis Alberto Aguilar, United 
     States Department of Homeland Security--Customs and Border US 
     (California), EOW: Saturday, January 19, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Vehicular assault.
       Police Officer Matthew B. Thebeau, Corpus Christi Police 
     Department, TX, EOW: Sunday, January 20, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Automobile accident.
       Police Officer Akeem Basil (Teddy) Newton, Virgin Islands 
     Police Department, VI, EOW: Sunday, January 20, 2008, Cause 
     of Death: Automobile accident.
       Detective Christopher A. Ridley, Mount Vernon Police 
     Department, NY, EOW: Friday, January 25, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire (Accidental).
       Trooper Daniel Roy Barrett, Indiana State Police, IN, EOW: 
     Sunday, January 27, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile 
     accident.
       Police Officer Nicola Cotton, New Orleans Police 
     Department, LA, EOW: Monday, January 28, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire.
       Lance Corporal James D. Haynes, South Carolina Highway 
     Patrol, SC, EOW: Friday, February 1, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Sergeant Richard C. LeBow, Arkansas State Police, AR, EOW: 
     Monday, February 4, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile 
     accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Dustin Duncan, Latimer County Sheriff's 
     Office, OK, EOW: Monday, February 4, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Sergeant William King Biggs Jr., Kirkwood Police 
     Department, MO, EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire.
       Police Officer Thomas Frederick (Tom) Ballman, Kirkwood 
     Police Department, MO, EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2008, Cause 
     of Death: Gunfire.
       Police Officer Randal (Randy) Simmons, Los Angeles Police 
     Department, CA, EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire.
       Criminal Investigator Denise Phoenix, United States 
     Department of the Interior--Bureau of Indian Affairs, US 
     (Montana), EOW: Thursday, February 14, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Exposure to toxins.
       Corporal Harry Thielepape, Harris County Constable's 
     Office--Precinct 6, TX, EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 
     Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Senior Corporal Victor A. Lozada Sr., Dallas Police 
     Department, TX, EOW: Friday, February 22, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Motorcycle accident.
       Police Officer Mark Beck, Baton Rouge City Police 
     Department, LA, EOW: Monday,

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     February 25, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile accident.
       Trooper Kara M. Kelly-Borgognone, Nevada Highway Patrol, 
     NV, EOW: Thursday, February 28, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Police Officer Derek Owens, Cleveland Police Department, 
     OH, EOW: Saturday, March 1, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Special Agent Robert Patrick Flickinger, Chickasaw 
     Lighthorse Police Department, TR (Oklahoma), EOW: Friday, 
     March 7, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile accident.
       Sergeant Edward (Ned) Thompson, New York City Police 
     Department, NY, EOW: Sunday, March 9, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     9/11 related illness.
       Police Officer James D. Fezatte, Millbrook Police 
     Department, AL, EOW: Saturday, March 29, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Automobile accident.
       Border Patrol Agent Jarod Dittman, United States Department 
     of Homeland Security--Customs and Border, US (California), 
     EOW: Sunday, March 30, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile 
     accident.
       Constable Joe Howard, Harlan County Constable's Office, KY, 
     EOW: Tuesday, April 1, 2008, Cause of Death: Heart attack.
       Correction Officer Kenneth Duncan, New York City Department 
     of Correction, NY, EOW: Tuesday, April 22, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire.
       Trooper James Scott Burns, Texas Department of Public 
     Safety--Texas Highway Patrol, TX, EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 
     2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Deputy Sheriff Robert Griffin, Decatur County Sheriff's 
     Office, GA, EOW: Thursday, May 1, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Senior Investigator Laura J. Cleaves, Santa Barbara County 
     District Attorney's Office, CA, EOW: Thursday, May 1, 2008, 
     Cause of Death: Vehicular assault.
       Deputy Sheriff William Howell Jr., Orangeburg County 
     Sheriff's Office, SC, EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire.
       Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski, Philadelphia Police 
     Department, PA, EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Gunfire.
       Special Agent Aaron Garcia, Union Pacific Railroad Police 
     Department, RR (California), EOW: Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 
     Cause of Death: Automobile accident.
       Deputy Sheriff James Throne, Kern County Sheriff's 
     Department, CA, EOW: Friday, May 23, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Michael Sean Thomas, Bibb County Sheriff's 
     Office, GA, EOW: Sunday, May 25, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Motorcycle accident.
       Sergeant Leslie (Les) Wilmott, Kiefer Police Department, 
     OK, EOW: Thursday, May 29, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile 
     accident.
       Lieutenant Michael Avilucea, New Mexico State Police, NM, 
     EOW: Friday, May 30, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile 
     accident.
       Police Officer Erik David Hite, Tucson Police Department, 
     AZ, EOW: Monday, June 2, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Police Officer Everett William Dennis, Carthage Police 
     Department, TX, EOW: Tuesday, June 3, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Transport Officer Virgil Lee Behrens, Marion County 
     Sheriff's Department, IA, EOW: Tuesday, June 3, 2008, Cause 
     of Death: Automobile accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Anthony Shane Tate, Grundy County Sheriff's 
     Department, TN, EOW: Thursday, June 5, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Gunfire.
       Police Officer Todd Bahr, Fredericksburg Police Department, 
     VA, EOW: Friday, June 6, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Sergeant Barbara Jean Shumate, Texas Department of Criminal 
     Justice, TX, EOW: Friday, June 13, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Steve Boehm, Onslow County Sheriff's 
     Department, NC, EOW: Saturday, June 14, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Struck by vehicle.
       Deputy Sheriff Jose Antonio (Tony) Diaz, Yolo County 
     Sheriff's Department, CA, EOW: Sunday, June 15, 2008, Cause 
     of Death: Gunfire.
       Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr., North Carolina Highway 
     Patrol, NC, EOW: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Gunfire.
       Correctional Officer Jose Rivera, United States Department 
     of Justice--Federal Bureau of Prisons, US (California), EOW: 
     Friday, June 20, 2008, Cause of Death: Stabbed.
       Police Officer Nicholas Heine, Pueblo Police Department, 
     CO, EOW: Saturday, June 21, 2008, Cause of Death: Heart 
     attack.
       Correctional Officer Donna Fitzgerald, Florida Department 
     of Corrections, FL, EOW: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Stabbed.
       Sergeant Richard Findley, Prince George's County Police 
     Department, MD, EOW: Friday, June 27, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Vehicular assault.
       Police Officer Gary Gryder, Houston Police Department, TX, 
     EOW: Sunday, June 29, 2008, Cause of Death: Vehicular 
     assault.
       Police Officer Richard Francis, Chicago Police Department, 
     IL, EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Police Officer Kenneth (Greg) Surles, Pell City Police 
     Department, AL, EOW: Friday, July 4, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Agent Osvaldo Perez-Leon, Puerto Rico Police Department, 
     PR, EOW: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile 
     accident.
       Police Officer Joshua T. Miktarian, Twinsburg Police 
     Department, OH, EOW: Sunday, July 13, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Gunfire.
       Police Officer Andrew Widman, Fort Myers Police Department, 
     FL, EOW: Friday, July 18, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Deputy Sheriff Anthony Forgione, Okaloosa County Sheriff's 
     Office, FL, EOW: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Gunfire.
       Police Officer Aldo Rossi, Port Dickinson Police 
     Department, NY, EOW: Sunday, July 27, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Vehicular assault.
       Trooper Shawn W. Snow, New York State Police, NY, EOW: 
     Sunday, August 3, 2008, Cause of Death: Electrocuted.
       Detective Sandra Joyce Bullock, Bushnell Police Department, 
     FL, EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile 
     accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Dennis Compton, Colleton County Sheriff's 
     Office, SC, EOW: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Gunfire.
       Officer Monte Ruby, CoxHealth Department of Public Safety, 
     MO, EOW: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, Cause of Death: Assault.
       Agent Orlando Gonzalez-Ortiz, Puerto Rico Police 
     Department, PR, EOW: Thursday, August 7, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire (Accidental).
       Detective Michael Smith Phillips, Virginia Beach Police 
     Department, VA, EOW: Thursday, August 7, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire.
       Deputy Probation Officer Irene Beatrice Rios, Imperial 
     County Probation Department, CA, EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 
     2008, Cause of Death: Automobile accident.
       Lieutenant Robert Curry, Gulfport Police Department, MS. 
     EOW: Thursday, August 14, 2008, Cause of Death: Motorcycle 
     accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Martha Woods Shareef, Lafourche Parish 
     Sheriff's Department, LA, EOW: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 
     Cause of Death: Vehicular assault.
       Ordinance Officer Kathy Ann Cox, Gordon County Sheriff's 
     Office, GA, EOW: Thursday, August 21, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Police Officer Thomas Raji, Perth Amboy Police Department, 
     NJ, EOW: Friday, August 22, 2008, Cause of Death: Vehicular 
     assault.
       Police Officer Melvin Dyer, Duxbury Police Department, MA, 
     EOW: Monday, August 25, 2008, Cause of Death: Struck by 
     vehicle.
       Police Officer Timothy A. Haley, Columbus Division of 
     Police, OH, EOW: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Duty related illness.
       Trooper Evan F. Schneider, Montana Highway Patrol, MT, EOW: 
     Tuesday, August 26, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile 
     accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Anne Jackson, Skagit County Sheriff's 
     Office, WA, EOW: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Gunfire.
       Officer Christopher Kane, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, 
     FL, EOW: Thursday, September 4, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Police Officer Isabel Nazario, Philadelphia Police 
     Department, PA, EOW: Friday, September 5, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Vehicular assault.
       Police Officer Kenneth Santucci, Belleville Police 
     Department, NJ, EOW: Saturday, September 6, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Automobile accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Marty M. Martin, Franklin County Sheriff's 
     Department, OH, EOW: Saturday, September 6, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Automobile accident.
       Sergeant Paul Starzyk, Martinez Police Department, CA, EOW: 
     Saturday, September 6, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Trooper Andrew Stocks, North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC, 
     EOW: Tuesday, September 9, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile 
     accident.
       Sergeant Dario Aponte, New Haven Police Department, CT, 
     EOW: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Police Officer Grant Jansen, St. Charles Police Department, 
     MO, EOW: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Police Officer III Spree Desha, Los Angeles Police 
     Department, CA, EOW: Friday, September 12, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Train accident.
       Sergeant Michael C. Weigand Jr., Latimore Township Police 
     Department, PA, EOW: Sunday, September 14, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Motorcycle accident.
       Detective Tommy Keen, Harris County Sheriff's Department, 
     TX, EOW: Monday, September 15, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Accidental.
       Deputy Sheriff Adam William Klutz, Caldwell County 
     Sheriff's Office, NC, EOW: Friday, September 19, 2008, Cause 
     of Death: Gunfire.
       Officer Kristine Fairbanks, United States Department of 
     Agriculture--Forest Service Law Enforcement, US (Washington), 
     EOW: Saturday, September 20, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Sergeant Patrick McDonald, Philadelphia Police Department, 
     PA, EOW: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Gunfire.
       Police Officer Nathaniel Taylor Jr., Chicago Police 
     Department, IL, EOW: Sunday, September 28, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire.

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       Trooper First Class Mickey C. Lippy, Maryland State Police, 
     MD, EOW: Sunday, September 28, 2008, cause of Death: Aircraft 
     accident.
       Pilot Stephen H. Bunker, Maryland State Police, MD, EOW: 
     Sunday, September 28, 2008, Cause of Death: Aircraft 
     accident.
       Sergeant Robert Douglas, Oklahoma City Police Department, 
     OK, EOW: Sunday, September 28, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Motorcycle accident.
       Correctional Officer Douglas Falconer, Arizona Department 
     of Corrections, AZ, EOW: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Heart attack.
       Correctional Officer Rodney Kelley, Alabama Department of 
     Corrections, AL, EOW: Friday, October 3, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Automobile accident.
       Police Officer Bradley Moody, Richmond Police Department, 
     CA, EOW: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, Cause of Death: Automobile 
     accident.
       Deputy Sheriff David Gilstrap, Oconee County Sheriff's 
     Office, GA, EOW: Thursday, October 9, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Struck by vehicle.
       Game Warden George Harold Whatley Jr., Texas Parks and 
     Wildlife Department--Law Enforcement Division, TX, EOW: 
     Friday, October 10, 2008, Cause of Death: Heart attack.
       Officer / Paramedic Bruce W. Harrolle, Arizona Department 
     of Public Safety, AZ, EOW: Monday, October 13, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Aircraft accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Christopher Yonkers, Barry County Sheriff's 
     Office, MI, EOW: Friday, October 17, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Motorcycle accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Sarah Irene Haylett-Jones, Monroe County 
     Sheriff's Office, IN, EOW: Sunday, October 19, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Struck by vehicle.
       Second Lieutenant Frank Stecco, Fairfax County Police 
     Department, VA, EOW: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Drowned.
       Police Officer David Tome, Northern York County Regional 
     Police Department, PA, EOW: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, Cause 
     of Death: Struck by vehicle.
       Police Officer Richard Bremer, Frederick City Police 
     Department, MD, EOW: Thursday, October 23, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Vehicle pursuit.
       Deputy Sheriff Randy Hamson, Los Angeles County Sheriff's 
     Department, CA, EOW: Friday, October 24, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Struck by vehicle.
       Police Officer Shane Figueroa, Phoenix Police Department, 
     AZ, EOW: Saturday, October 25, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Sergeant Michael King, University City Police Department, 
     MO, EOW: Friday, October 31, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Police Officer Frank P. Russo, Schaumburg Police 
     Department, IL, EOW: Saturday, November 1, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Heart attack.
       Detective Joseph Airhart Jr., Chicago Police Department, 
     IL, EOW: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Police Officer Nathaniel Burnfield, South Strabane Township 
     Police Department, PA, EOW: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, Cause 
     of Death: Struck by vehicle.
       Police Officer Charles Skinner, North Salt Lake Police 
     Department, UT, EOW: Friday, November 7, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Vehicle pursuit.
       Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Canfield, Sacramento County 
     Sheriff's Department, CA, EOW: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 
     Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident.
       Sergeant Monty Carmikle, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, 
     AR, EOW: Sunday, November 16, 2008, Cause of Death: Aircraft 
     accident.
       Sergeant Timothy Simpson, Philadelphia Police Department, 
     PA, EOW: Monday, November 17, 2008, Cause of Death: Vehicular 
     assault.
       Special Agent Samuel Hicks, United States Department of 
     Justice--Federal Bureau of Investigation, US (Pennsylvania), 
     EOW: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.
       Police Officer Alex Del Rio, Hollywood Police Department, 
     FL, EOW: Saturday, November 22, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Nick Pham, Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 
     FL, EOW: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Sheriff Brent Lee, Trinity County Sheriff's Department, TX, 
     EOW: Thursday, November 27, 2008, Cause of Death: Vehicle 
     pursuit.
       Reserve Officer Curtis Jones, New Orleans Police 
     Department, LA, EOW: Saturday, November 29, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Automobile accident.
       Police Officer Robert Davis, San Antonio Police Department, 
     TX, EOW: Monday, December 1, 2008, Cause of Death: Struck by 
     vehicle.
       Police Officer Timothy Abernethy, Houston Police 
     Department, TX, EOW: Sunday, December 7, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Gunfire.
       Deputy Sheriff Brian Denning, Sumner County Sheriff's 
     Department, TN, EOW: Monday, December 8, 2008, Cause of 
     Death: Automobile accident.
       Senior Trooper William Hakim, Oregon State Police, OR, EOW: 
     Friday, December 12, 2008, Cause of Death: Bomb.
       Captain Tom Tennant, Woodburn Police Department, OR, EOW: 
     Friday, December 12, 2008, Cause of Death: Bomb.
       Officer Joseph Sanders, California Highway Patrol, CA, EOW: 
     Monday, December 15, 2008, Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle.
       Police Officer Mark Simmons, Amarillo Police Department, 
     TX, EOW: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, Cause of Death: 
     Automobile accident.
       Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Keith Carter, Evangeline Parish 
     Sheriff's Department, LA, EOW: Friday, December 19, 2008, 
     Cause of Death: Duty related illness.

  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, again, I urge my colleagues, in memory of 
Officers Chestnut and Gibson and others that have been named by my 
friend from Texas, to join me and Mr. Poe of Texas in supporting the 
goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day by voting in favor of 
House Resolution 47.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Lynch) that the House suspend the 
rules and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 47.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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