On the recordMay 17, 2017
I thank the gentleman from Georgia. As he shared his story about his father, it reminded me of my own story of coming home to my three young kids and my uniform being torn and bloodied, in some cases. I never really thought about what my kids or my spouse was thinking when I came home. I was still wrapped up in the shift that I had just come from and the struggles that I had been through on the streets. {time} 1900 I served for 33 years in the King County Sheriff's Office, and I would do that job all over again, Mr. Speaker. I loved it. But I wanted to share another story, too, of Officer Jake Gutierrez from the Tacoma Police Department, which is a city just south of Seattle. Officer Gutierrez tragically died in the line of duty. He lost his life while protecting a woman from domestic violence. Jake was supposed to exchange wedding vows with his fiancee just a few weeks later. Instead, his fiancee, his three daughters, and his granddaughter attended his funeral. They struggled--and I am thinking they are still struggling today--to picture a life without him. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Gowdy). Our U.S. Attorney, prosecutor, knows law enforcement well, and he has a story to tell about one of his officers.
