,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #gf  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#e1 #bjbf,mr4 ,estes submitted the      
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,recognizing the visionary
 leadership of ,chief ,richard          
,la,munyon and the profound global      
impact of the ,law ,enforcement ,torch  
,run for ,special ,olympics4  ,whereas1 
in #aigi1 ,wichita1 ,kansas1 ,police    
,chief ,richard ,la,munyon was invited  
to the ,special ,olympics ,kansas ,state
 ,summer ,games2 ,whereas ,chief        
,la,munyon witnessed firsthand the      
unique bond between athletes and law    
enforcement officers1 having been moved 

by the tears of joy and excitement of a 
young athlete while presenting her with 
a medal2 ,whereas this interaction      
served as the spark for ,chief          
,la,munyon to commit his department to  
supporting ,special ,olympics ,kansas   
7,,soks72 ,whereas ,chief ,la,munyon    
sought to eliminate the financial burden
 on athletes and their families1 who at 
the time were required to pay for dinner
 dance banquets2 ,whereas1 in ,june     
#aiha1 ,chief ,la,munyon and his        
officers launched the first ,flame of   
,hope run from ,wichita ,city ,hall to  
,south ,high ,school1 raising           
approximately #cjj in its inaugural     
year2 ,whereas ,chief ,la,munyon        
collaborated with ,eunice ,kennedy      
,shriver1 the founder of ,special       
,olympics1 to ensure the athletes       
remained at the forefront of the        
mission2 ,whereas1 after witnessing the 
loud roar of support and positive       
interactions between hundreds of        
officers and athletes at the ,kansas    

,summer ,games1 ,eunice ,kennedy        
,shriver gave her official blessing for 
what is now known as the ,law           
,enforcement ,torch ,run 7,,letr72      
,whereas the ,,letr has grown from a    
local initiative in ,wichita to the     
largest grassroots movement supporting  
,special ,olympics worldwide2 ,whereas  
the movement now spans all #ej ,states1 
all provinces of ,canada1 and over #be  
other countries2 ,whereas more than     
#aej1jjj law enforcement officers       
participate in ,,letr events annually2  
and ,whereas1 since its inception in    
#aiha1 the movement has raised a total  
of #a1aci1eig1gdg to support individuals
 with intellectual disabilities3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 
recognizes ,chief ,richard ,la,munyon   
for his visionary leadership in founding
 the ,law ,enforcement ,torch ,run2     
7#b7 commends the #aej1jjj law          
enforcement officers who continue to    
carry the ,flame of ,hope and foster    
community inclusion2 and  7#c7          

celebrates the roaring flame of         
stability that the ,law ,enforcement    
,torch ,run provides to the ,special    
,olympics movement worldwide4