[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           SHERIFF RALPH LAMB

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. TITUS. Sheriff Ralph Lamb, who passed away on July 3, was one of 
those larger than life characters who dot the landscape and lore of the 
Old West.
  A rancher from humble Mormon beginnings, he embodied the independent 
cowboy spirit. He was John Wayne, Wyatt Earp, and Dirty Harry all 
rolled into one. He was a rodeo rider. He inspired a TV series, and he 
changed the face and future of Las Vegas by cleaning up the streets and 
reining in the mob.
  Sheriff Lamb wasn't afraid of the devil because he always had an 
angel on his shoulder. He cut a wide swath and cast a long shadow over 
Las Vegas when times were simpler, but the stakes were high.
  Our community misses him; I miss him personally, and I look forward 
to reading George Knapp's biography on his amazing life.

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