Honoring the life and legacy of Corporal Christopher Jackson Dye for his service and devotion to his community.

Bill: 117-hres-1108
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Introduced: 2022-05-12
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution honors the life and legacy of Corporal Christopher Jackson Dye, a Road Patrol Corporal with the Walker County Sheriff's Office in Georgia who died following fentanyl exposure during an arrest.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1108 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2022 Mrs. Greene of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Honoring the life and legacy of Corporal Christopher Jackson Dye for his service and devotion to his community.

Whereas Corporal Christopher Jackson Dye was born on December 7, 1976, and graduated from LaFayette High School in 1996; Whereas Corporal Dye was employed at Hays State Prison from June 1999 to October 2001; Whereas Corporal Dye was employed with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office from December 1997 to June 1999, when he left to serve in the United States Army from 2001 to 2015; Whereas Corporal Dye was in the United States Army for 12 years, assigned to the 118th Airborne Infantry; Whereas Corporal Dye served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and earned the rank of E–5 Sergeant; Whereas, while serving in the Army, Corporal Dye was diagnosed with lymphoma but never gave up his post; Whereas Corporal Dye earned many medals and awards during his time in the Army, including the Expert Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, and Expert Marksmanship Badge; Whereas Corporal Dye was an Informational Technician and a member of the Airborne Infantry and Field Artillery; Whereas, after serving his country, Corporal Dye returned home to the Walker County Sheriff's Office where his father, Richard Jackson Dye, Sr., and his brother, Richard Chandler Dye, were also employed; Whereas Corporal Dye worked his way up, starting in the jail, completing POST mandate school, and being promoted to the rank of Deputy Sheriff; Whereas, in July 2020, Christopher Dye was promoted to Road Patrol Corporal; Whereas, on November 4, 2020, Corporal Dye effected a drug arrest, encountered fentanyl, and, after finishing his shift, returned home and passed away from a massive heart attack, which was determined to be associated with fentanyl exposure; Whereas Corporal Dye’s end of watch was November 4, 2020; Whereas, in December 2020, Corporal Christopher Dye was posthumously awarded the Walker County Sheriff’s Office Employee of the Year Award; Whereas Corporal Christopher J. Dye is survived by his wife, Kelly Jo Dye, and 5 children, Ashton, Sienna, Chase, Alexander, and Bryce Dye; and Whereas it is fitting that the House of Representatives recognize Corporal Dye for his career and contributions toward public service: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) honors the life and legacy of Corporal Christopher Jackson Dye for his— (A) lifelong commitment to his country and his community; (B) dedicated service in the Walker Country Sheriff’s Office; and (C) impact on the lives of thousands of people; (2) extends its condolences to his wife, Mrs. Kelly Jo Dye, and his family; (3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of Corporal Christopher Jackson Dye and the Walker County Sheriff’s Office; and (4) commends Corporal Dye for his devotion to his family, community, and the Nation and its ideals.