[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5814]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HOUSTON'S FINEST--OFFICER TIMOTHY ABERNETHY

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this week is Victims' Rights Week. 
Today I honor the life of Houston Police Officer Timothy Abernethy.
  For Officer Abernethy, fighting crime was more than an occupation, it 
was his personal calling. He bravely dedicated his life to keeping the 
peace on the streets of Houston, Texas, until he was murdered on 
December 7, 2008, by a cowardly killer. The murder was cruel and it was 
calculated. After shooting Officer Abernethy once in the neck, the 
assassin calmly walked up and put the gun close to the back of the 
officer's head and fired again.
  Recently, a jury in Houston convicted Mabry Landor, III, of capital 
murder of a police officer. This week the Texas jury sentenced the 
outlaw to death.
  Officer Timothy Abernethy served the people of Houston for 11 years. 
He was married to Stephanie, and had children. He, like so many before 
him, put his life between the people and the lawless.
  We as a Nation need to remember peace officers sometimes become 
victims of crime while taking care of the rest of us.
  And that's just the way it is.

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