[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5289]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DEPUTY ROBERT PARIS

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 19, 2012

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service and memory 
of Deputy Robert Paris, who was slain in the line of duty this past 
week in Modesto. Deputy Paris is the third sworn officer to be killed 
while serving with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, and on 
behalf of the community and this Congress, I want to offer condolences 
to his family, friends and colleagues.
  Deputy Paris has a long career of service, first being certified as a 
Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic in 1980. In 1993, he graduated from the 
Ray Simon Regional Criminal Justice Training Center, and three years 
later started his 16-year career with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's 
Office. There, he served in many capacities before volunteering for the 
dangerous but necessary work of the civil division. In all assignments, 
Deputy Paris earned the confidence of his superiors and the respect of 
his fellow officers. His end of watch came on April 12, 2012, while 
serving an eviction notice, accompanied by local locksmith Glendon 
Engert.
  Deputy Paris is survived by his parents, Robert Sr. and Jane, sister 
Krista, brother Eric, and two adult children, a son and daughter.
  May the example of Deputy Paris renew in each of us the determination 
to live by the watchwords of honor and duty, values he defended at the 
price of his life. It is also my fervent prayer that those close to 
Robert Paris receive the only solace afforded in the face of such 
tragedy, the certain knowledge that whatever honors we express here, 
they pale before the peace awaiting him and all who lay down their life 
for others.

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