[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 4342-4343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO NICHOLAS LEE

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 12, 2014

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Nicholas 
Choung Lee, a Los Angeles police officer who selflessly served his 
community.
  Nicholas was born on May 8, 1973, in Seoul, Korea. When he was six 
years old he moved to California with his father Heung Jae Lee, mother 
Choung Ja Lee, younger brother Danny, and sister Jenny. They settled in 
Los Angeles' Koreatown, and Nicholas attended high school in Los 
Angeles and college at California State University Fullerton. He joined 
the Los Angeles Police Department on August 31, 1998.

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  After probationary training, Nicholas transferred first to the Van 
Nuys Division, and later to the Hollywood Division, where he was 
assigned to a patrol car. He worked as both a Field Training Officer 
and Vice Officer in Wilshire, before returning to patrol in the 
Hollywood Division in 2008. In his 16 years as a police officer, 
Nicholas received more than 70 commendations. He was recently among the 
officers featured in a birthday video for a 7-year-old-boy with 
leukemia, which was just one of the many ways Nicholas constantly 
demonstrated his selfless desire to help others.
  As much as he contributed to Los Angeles as a police officer, 
everyone who knew him would agree that his family always came first. 
Nicholas married Cathy Kim in 2001, and they went on to have two 
daughters, Jalen and Kendall. He could frequently be seen riding a 
scooter alongside the two girls on their way to school. When the family 
would have barbecues, Nicholas was always the person serving his family 
and friends. His wife described him as a great provider and loving 
husband and father.
  Tragically, and much too soon, Nicholas passed away on March 6, 2014, 
when a truck hit his patrol car in Beverly Hills. He is survived by his 
wife Cathy, and daughters Jalen and Kendall.
  We depend upon the bravery and dedication of police officers every 
moment of every day, and we often forget the dangers and challenges 
they face on our behalf. I ask all members to join me in expressing our 
condolences to the Lee Family and the Los Angeles Police Department and 
pledge to remember the courage and commitment of Officer Nicholas Lee, 
a man who cared deeply about his family and the Los Angeles community.

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