[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 384]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF KENT MUNDELL, DEPUTY SHERIFF, PIERCE 
                      COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 20, 2010

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
memory of Deputy Walter Kent Mundell of the Pierce County Sheriff's 
Department, who was shot in the line of duty on December 21, 2009 and 
succumbed to his wounds on December 28, 2009. Deputy Mundell was a 
selfless police officer who dedicated himself to serving his neighbors 
and community. He will truly be missed by his colleagues and all who he 
served and protected.
  Drawn to law enforcement service as a second career, Deputy Mundell 
joined the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in early 2000. He worked 
as a patrol deputy in South Hill and the Mountain detachment, and 
during his tenure with the Sheriff's Department, was a member of the 
Clandestine Lab Team, Air Operations, and a Safety Committee 
Representative.
  Sheriff's Deputy Mundell and his partner, Sergeant Nick Hausner, 
responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home near Eatonville, 
Washington on the evening of December 21, 2009. Shortly after their 
arrival at the scene, Deputy Mundell and Sergeant Hausner found 
themselves ambushed by a suspect who drew a previously-concealed 
handgun and opened fire on the officers. Mundell and Hausner, who were 
wounded, were able to return fire, killing the suspect.
  Deputy Kent Mundell is survived by his wife Lisa, 16-year-old 
daughter, and 10-year-old son. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
affirming our support for the law enforcement community at large, and 
extending our heartfelt condolences to Deputy Mundell's family and the 
Pierce County Sherriff's Department, who are grieving this devastating 
loss.

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