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GORDON BEESLEY
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HON. ED PERLMUTTER
of colorado
in the house of representatives
Monday, July 19, 2021
Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Arvada Police Officer Gordon Beesley, who was killed in the line of duty on June 21, 2021.
On June 21, 2021, Officer Beesley was responding to a report of suspicious activity in Olde Town Arvada, Colo. when he was ambushed and shot by a man who had immense hatred toward police.
Officer Beesley joined the Arvada Police Department in 2002 and served in a number of roles for the Department. He spent most of the year working as a school resource officer at local schools in our community, including Oberon Middle School, Lincoln Academy and Excel Academy Charter School. During the summers, he often returned to patrol work.
Officer Beesley was a well-known and well-liked member of our community. His calm, gentle and patient demeanor made a big difference in his day-to-day interactions with students, especially those students who needed it most. In 2015, he was named Employee of the Year by the City of Arvada after the city learned Officer Beesley was riding his bike to school multiple times a week with a student who suffered from developmental delays and was not able to ride by himself. Countless other stories have surfaced from students, his colleagues and community members in the days following his death about the impact he had on their lives, big and small.
Officer Beesley is the first member of the Arvada Police Department to be killed by gunfire in the line of duty and the second police officer killed in the line of duty in Colorado in 2021.
I want to extend my deepest and heartfelt condolences to Officer Beesley's family, the Arvada Police Department and the entire Arvada community for this tragic incident and the loss of Officer Beesley. We will remember Officer Gordon Beesley for his kindness and bravery, and are forever indebted to him and his family for his service and sacrifice for our community.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 126
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