House Resolution 40 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 40 BY DE BOEF , KLEIN , MUHLBAUER , and QUIRK A Resolution to honor the service and sacrifice of 1 Keokuk County Deputy Sheriff Eric Stein. 2 WHEREAS, the recent killing of a local peace officer 3 tragically reminds us of the dangers that peace 4 officers face every day and the price that is sometimes 5 demanded of those who stand in harm’s way to protect 6 us; and 7 WHEREAS, on April 4, 2011, the highest price was 8 paid by Sergeant Eric Stein, a Deputy Sheriff in Keokuk 9 County and an eleven-year veteran of the Sheriff’s 10 Department, when he was slain in the line of duty while 11 protecting the public; and 12 WHEREAS, Sergeant Stein is the first peace officer 13 slain in the line of duty in Iowa since 1985; and 14 WHEREAS, Sergeant Stein was a career law enforcement 15 officer who lived to serve the community as a volunteer 16 firefighter, as an emergency medical technician, and 17 as a sheriff's deputy; and 18 WHEREAS, Sergeant Stein has now been laid to rest, 19 leaving behind a nine-year-old daughter, reminding us 20 that it is not only the officer who must pay the price 21 of law enforcement service; and 22 WHEREAS, in honor of his memory, Governor 23 Terry Branstad has ordered that flags be flown 24 half-staff; NOW THEREFORE, 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 26 That the House of Representatives mourns the loss of 27 Sergeant Eric Stein, a true hero, whose service and 28 -1- LSB 2774HH (3) 84 jr/rj 1/ 2

H.R. 40 sacrifice will not be forgotten; and 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of 2 Representatives extends the condolences of each member 3 of the House to Sergeant Stein’s young daughter, his 4 extended family and friends, the men and women of 5 the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department, and to the 6 communities of Keokuk County. 7 -2- LSB 2774HH (3) 84 jr/rj 2/ 2