[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13685]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE LIFE OF ARKANSAS POLICE OFFICER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
               TRAINING ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR MARK WILLIAMS

  (Mr. COTTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COTTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I want to honor the life of longtime 
Arkansas police officer and Law Enforcement Training Academy 
instructor, Mark Williams.
  Born and raised in El Dorado, Mark began his law enforcement career 
in his hometown with the El Dorado Police Department in 1977, serving 
as a patrolman, detective, and sergeant.
  Mark also served as a supervisor in the Hope Police Department's 
Patrol Division before joining the faculty of the Arkansas Law 
Enforcement Training Academy in 1994, where he trained new police 
officers until his retirement in 2013.
  Mark's commitment to Arkansas didn't end there. He was also a gifted 
musician, who served as an Artist in Education, playing his guitar to 
entertain and educate children across south Arkansas.
  I extend my deepest condolences to Mark's wife, children, and 
grandchildren on their loss. May they find comfort in knowing that 
Mark's legacy lives on with the thousands of Arkansas police officers 
he trained over nearly two decades at the academy and in the countless 
children and Arkansans he inspired with his music.

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