[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12669]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING JAMES ``JAY'' EARL ALEXANDER FOR HIS SERVICE AS A EULESS 
                             POLICE OFFICER

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 2013

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Corporal James 
``Jay'' Earl Alexander for his 36 years of public service as a police 
officer, 30 of which for the City of Euless, Texas.
  Corporal Alexander began his career in law enforcement with several 
police departments in Texas, starting in 1970 at the age of 19 as a 
dispatcher for the Commerce Police Department. Two years later, he was 
a jailer and deputy for Hunt County. In 1976, Alexander took the step 
of becoming an officer for the Lakeworth Police Department then, in 
1977, he went to work for the Bedford Police Department and went on to 
receive his Basic Police Certification as a police officer a few months 
later. In 1982, he worked for the Grapevine and then Azle police 
departments.
  In January 1983, Alexander joined the Euless Police Department as a 
police officer. In October of 1985 he earned his Intermediate 
Certification and, with Office Haywood, became the department's first 
Field Training Officer. That same year he received his Intoxilyzer 
Certification and, the following year, his Instructor's Certification. 
In 1987, Alexander was assigned to the Tactical Team as a sniper. He 
received his Advanced Certification in 1989 and, in 1991, his years of 
hard work were rewarded with a promotion to the rank of corporal.
  Upon request, Corporal Alexander was assigned to be a School Resource 
Officer at Euless Junior High School in 1995, where he remained for the 
rest of his career. In 1997 he earned the Master Police Officer 
Certification. Over his outstanding and honorable career, Corporal 
Alexander has received eleven commendations, one of which was for his 
capturing of a Fort Worth murder suspect. He earned two years of credit 
from Tarrant County College and Texas Christian University, and 
accumulated 1,800 hours of continuing education as an officer.
  Alexander was raised in Weatherford, Texas, and worked for a 
veterinarian and then moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex where he 
worked for a delivery service before getting involved with law 
enforcement. He is an avid student of local history and knows much of 
the pioneering families who settled the area. He is married and he and 
his wife Teresa have four children--Michael, Cody, Ashley, and Chris.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Congressional District of Texas, I 
ask all my distinguished colleagues to join me in thanking Corporal 
James Alexander for his many years of public service as an officer of 
the Euless Police Department.

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