Political Quotes

“I rise to speak about a horrible tragedy that occurred in Adams County, CO, on January 24, just last week. Adams County sheriff's deputy Heath Gumm was pursuing a suspect when he was shot and killed in the line of duty. Heath was 31 years old and is survived by his wife and other loving family members. He had served with the Adams County Sheriff's Office since 2012, which was not a surprise to those who knew him best, because of his upbringing. He grew up in a family of first responders. His father is a retired West Metro Fire Protection District engineer. So his teachers and classmates who knew Heath as a student at Mullen High School, in Denver, were not shocked to learn that he had decided to become a law enforcement officer. As reported by the Denver Post, Heath's ninth grade English teacher, Sean Keefe, said: By all accounts, he lived his life as a grown man as he did as a kid. He was a good guy. That didn't change. That only got more accentuated as he grew up. He lifted his friends. He made his friends the best version of themselves, and they did that to him as well. Heath's cousin remembers him as the ``kind of man you wanted out there protecting our streets. He was kind, fair, funny and friendly to everyone.'' Keefe went on to remember Heath as ``someone people gravitated towards, and he was someone who people could count on.'' It is these qualities that made Heath such an incredible sheriff's deputy.…”