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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 498 On the death of Sergeant Henry Joseph Daly.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 27, 1995 Agreed to by the Senate, February 2, 1995

WHEREAS, Henry Joseph Daly, a 28-year veteran of the District of Columbia police force and a legendary homicide detective, died on November 22, 1994; and

WHEREAS, a resident of Falls Church, "Hank" Daly was born in Kassel, Germany, and served for six years in the U.S. Marine Corps; and

WHEREAS, in 1966, Hank Daly joined the police force in Washington, D.C., and for the past 13 years was a highly respected and singularly effective member of the homicide squad; and

WHEREAS, since 1991, Sergeant Daly supervised the District's "Cold Case Squad," a group of veteran detectives and FBI agents assigned to unsolved homicide cases; and

WHEREAS, a mentor to many younger police officers, Sergeant Daly was known for his coolness under pressure, his perseverance, and his outstanding abilities as a homicide detective; and

WHEREAS, the death of Sergeant Hank Daly, and the deaths of two FBI agents who were his friends and colleagues, represents a terrible loss to the District of Columbia Police Department and to the cause of law-enforcement throughout the region; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the untimely passing of a dedicated and effective public servant, Sergeant Henry Joseph Daly; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Sergeant Daly in honor of his lifetime of service to his community.