On the recordSeptember 10, 2015
Today I rise to pay tribute to Deputy Darren H. Goforth, 47 years old, who lost his life more than 10 days ago in Houston, Texas, in an execution-style killing, doing his job and serving his community. Deputy Goforth was a Harris County Sheriff's Deputy and a man who loved his job. He loved his family, his daughter and his son, and he loved his beautiful wife. Might I share with you her words, Kathleen Goforth's: ``My husband was an incredibly intricate blend of toughness and gentility,'' she said in a statement following his tragic death. He was fueling his vehicle at about 8:30 on a Friday night, and someone came behind him--the individual now in custody--and, in execution style, killed him. ``There are no words for this,'' his wife said. ``He was always loyal--fiercely so. He was ethical. The right thing to do is what guided his internal compass.'' Of course, she wanted us to know, ``If people want to know what kind of man he was, this is it. He was who you wanted for a friend, a colleague, and a neighbor,'' Goforth said in a statement. She went on to say, ``However, I am who was blessed so richly that I had the privilege of calling him my husband and my best friend.'' To Kathleen and her family, Deputy Goforth was the best friends of all of us. He was the best friend of the community. He was the best friend of children whom he stopped and talked to or of young people whom he sought to inspire.…
