PUBLIC LAW 112–280—JAN. 14, 2013 126 STAT. 2483 

Public Law 112–280 

112th Congress 

An Act 

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Nichols 

Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the ‘‘Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones 

Post Office Building’’. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones 

Post Office Designation Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

Congress finds the following: 

(1) First Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones volunteered to 

serve the United States in the Army. 

(2) Lieutenant Jones earned his rank, the Army Achievement Medal, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Iraqi 

Freedom Medal, the Combat Action Badge, and the War on 

Terrorism Badge through his dedication to the highest ideals 

of the United States. 

(3) Lieutenant Jones chose from a young age to generously 

volunteer his talents to his community, and was recognized 

with academic, social, and athletic leadership positions throughout his life. 

(4) Lieutenant Jones committed himself to excellence in 

all aspects of his life, including earning a Bachelor of Science 

degree, with honors, in civil and environmental engineering. 

(5) While earning his engineering degree at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Lieutenant Jones was awarded a Reserve 

Officers’ Training Corps scholarship. 

(6) Lieutenant Jones faithfully and expertly led his fellow 

soldiers as a platoon leader in the Army’s First Infantry Division while deployed to Iraq in 2007. 

(7) Lieutenant Jones made the ultimate sacrifice for the 

United States on May 2, 2007, when he was killed in action 

by an improvised explosive device set by the enemy. 

(8) Lieutenant Jones’ life of service, courage, and honor 

was made possible by his dedicated parents, Mr. Kevin Jones 

and Mrs. Elaine Jones, who reside in Westminster, Massachusetts. 

(9) Mr. and Mrs. Jones organized the shipment of supplies 

to soldiers serving alongside their son, thereby supporting the 

morale of the members of the Armed Forces. 

(10) Before entering combat, Lieutenant Jones made 

arrangements to ensure that his life insurance policy proceeds 

Lieutenant Ryan 

Patrick Jones 

Post Office 

Designation Act. 

Jan. 14, 2013 

[S. 3662] 


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126 STAT. 2484 PUBLIC LAW 112–280—JAN. 14, 2013 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3662: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 

Vol. 158 (2012): Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate. 

Vol. 158 (2013): Jan. 1, considered and passed House. 

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would become a scholarship fund to benefit others, a request 

that Mr. and Mrs. Jones fulfilled. 

(11) Lieutenant Jones is remembered by his family, his 

friends, and the people of the United States as a role model 

for his fellow citizens to emulate. 

(12) Lieutenant Jones’ spirit of generosity has been 

commemorated by organizations ranging from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the Boston Celtics. 

(13) It is fitting that the life of Lieutenant Jones should 

be further memorialized for future generations by naming the 

post office in Westminster, Massachusetts, in his honor. 

SEC. 3. LIEUTENANT RYAN PATRICK JONES POST OFFICE BUILDING. 

(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 

Service located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, 

shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lieutenant Ryan Patrick 

Jones Post Office Building’’. 

(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 

document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 

referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 

to the ‘‘Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building’’. 

Approved January 14, 2013. 


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