[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16062]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE SERVICE OF BALDWIN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF SCOTT WARD

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 30, 2012

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I rise to pay 
tribute to Baldwin County, Alabama Deputy Sheriff Scott Jeffrey Ward, 
who gave his life in the line of duty on November 23, 2012. Deputy Ward 
was laid to rest on November 27, 2012, in Fairhope, Alabama.
  Just as our nation's liberty isn't free, we also cannot take for 
granted the peace and security of our streets and neighborhoods. In 
America, sadly, a law enforcement officer is lost every 53 hours 
protecting our families and communities. Last week, for the first time 
in 25 years, the Baldwin County Sheriffs Department suffered the loss 
of one of its own. Deputy Scott Ward, age 47, succumbed to gunshot 
wounds while in the performance of his duties the day after 
Thanksgiving.
  A native of Biloxi, Mississippi and resident of Silverhill, Alabama, 
Deputy Ward was a 15-year veteran of the Baldwin County Sheriffs 
Department, having served as an investigator, field training officer, 
defensive tactics instructor and a SWAT member.
  His service to community was built on a solid foundation of service 
to country. A veteran of the United States Air Force and more recently 
the United States Coast Guard Reserve, Deputy Ward was deployed to 
Afghanistan in 2011. He was a decorated and respected member of the 
Baldwin County Sheriffs Department.
  Sheriff Huey ``Hoss'' Mack observed that Deputy Ward ``put himself in 
harm's way over and over again,'' and his character was one of 
``wanting to serve and wanting to help the people.''
  On behalf of the people of Alabama, I offer my condolences to Deputy 
Ward's wife, Andrea Elizabeth Fisher Ward; his mother, Cheryl Ward; his 
brother, Howard Ward, and their many family members and friends. You 
are all in our thoughts and our prayers at this difficult time.

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