[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11928]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO CORPORAL WILLIAM ``BILL'' COOPER

  (Mr. WOMACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today 
to honor the memory of Corporal William ``Bill'' Cooper, a dedicated 
law enforcement officer in Arkansas.
  Bill, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, served the Sebastian County 
Sheriff's Office since 2001, in addition to 5 years with the Fort Smith 
Police Department.
  On August 10, Mr. Speaker, while responding to a domestic disturbance 
near Greenwood, Arkansas, Corporal Cooper was shot and killed in the 
line of duty. His is a great loss to Arkansas law enforcement and a 
reminder of the bravery of our men and women in blue who put their 
lives on the line every day to keep our citizens safe.
  Sebastian County and the entire Third District of Arkansas mourns the 
loss of Corporal Cooper. My prayers are with his wife, Ruth, his son, 
Scott, his sister, Ginger Cox, his three grandchildren, and Corporal 
Cooper's fellow law enforcement officers. May God bless those he leaves 
behind as they search for peace and understanding through this terrible 
tragedy.

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