[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3606]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING SHERIFF'S DEPUTY CARL KOONTZ

  (Mr. ROKITA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Howard County 
Sheriff's Deputy Carl Koontz, who was killed in the line of duty last 
Sunday.
  Deputy Koontz had strong ties to Howard County. He was a graduate of 
both Western High School in Russiaville and Indiana University Kokomo. 
As a member of the force, he served as a school resource officer, 
positively impacting the hundreds of students with whom he interacted 
on a daily basis.
  Deputy Koontz was also a husband and a father to an 8-month-old son, 
Noah. Noah will be celebrating Easter this Sunday without his father 
and will never know him.
  I offer my deepest and most heartfelt condolences for the family of 
Deputy Koontz during this time, and I thank him for all of his hard 
work and ultimate sacrifice.
  I also pray for the continued recovery of Sergeant Jordan Buckley, 
who was also injured on Sunday.

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