[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15926]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO OFFICER COLLIN ROSE

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2016

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the service, 
sacrifice, and life of Officer Collin Rose of the Wayne State 
University Police Department. Two weeks ago, Officer Rose's life was 
tragically cut short when he was gunned down in the line of duty. Mr. 
Rose was just 29.
  Despite being such a young man, he leaves behind a long list of 
friends, family, and accomplishments. He grew up in the Pittsburgh area 
where he played baseball and was a die hard Steelers fan, even after 
his move to Michigan. He graduated from Ferris State University in 
northwest Michigan, and quickly seized on his first law enforcement 
opportunity as an intern with the Battle Creek police. He later 
enrolled as a cadet with the New Baltimore police, and the village of 
Richland gave him his first full-time police officer position.
  Collin joined the Wayne State University Police Force five years ago. 
In that time, he and the entire force have become an integral part of 
the Detroit law enforcement network. The Wayne State force has worked 
diligently to improve the safety and security of not only the campus 
area, but all of midtown Detroit, freeing up resources of the Detroit 
Police Department and other area law enforcement agencies.
  Collin leaves behind a beautiful and grieving fiancee, Nikki Salgot. 
He proposed to her just a few blocks from here at the Law Enforcement 
Officers Memorial last May at the conclusion of the Police Unity 
Bicycle Tour. He was an avid bicyclist, and rode with Chapter One of 
the unity tour since 2013.
  Collin was also a dog lover. In fact, he was a K-9 handler with the 
force, and leaves behind two beloved dogs, Wolverine and Clyde. He was 
also a member of a Metro Detroit dog training club.
  On behalf of a grieving Detroit, I thank Collin for his service and 
his commitment. To Nikki, to his parents, Randy and Karen, to his 
brother Curtis, and to the rest of his family, friends, and brothers on 
the force, for your unimaginable loss my heart goes out to you.

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