Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act
PL 112-280 (S.3662), enacted 01/14/2013

126 STAT. 2483 
PUBLIC LAW 112–280—JAN. 14, 2013 
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 Achieve-
ment 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 through-
out 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 Poly-
technic 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 Divi-
sion 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, Massachu-
setts. 
(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 
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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. 
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 Common-
wealth 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’’. 
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