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‘Your Dad Was a Hero’: Biden Eulogizes Capitol Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans

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‘Your Dad Was a Hero’: Biden Eulogizes Capitol Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans

by Savannah Rychcik
April 13, 2021 at 1:25 pm
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President Joe Biden is honoring William “Billy” Evans, a police officer who died earlier this month after being struck by a vehicle while standing at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol.

During a ceremony to honor Evans, Biden spoke directly to Evans’ family, “Your son, your husband, your brother, your dad was a hero and he’s part of you. It’s in your blood.”

He continued, “My prayer for you is that moment of a smile comes before the tear, quicker, then longer.”

Watch his comments below:

“My prayer for you is the moment of the smile comes before the tear — quicker and longer.”

Biden eulogizes U.S. Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans, whose casket was placed in the Capitol Rotunda to lie in honor pic.twitter.com/WcFO3MTFmW

— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) April 13, 2021

The president also shared a moment with Evans’ daughter as he picked up a toy she dropped and handed it back to her.

President Biden picks up a Capitol dome toy and hands it back to Abigail, Officer Evans' daughter pic.twitter.com/oKjyeYOijb

— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) April 13, 2021

While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was delivering remarks she recognized Biden picked up the toy.

“A greater compliment does no one have than the president of the United States looking after your toys,” Pelosi said.

Here's the short clip of Joe Biden picking up the Capitol Dome toy that Officer Billy Evans' daughter Abigail dropped. pic.twitter.com/FnIhWUn1e5

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) April 13, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) also had a message for Evans’ family.

“His mother Janice, who I was able to speak with last week, to Shannon, my heart breaks for you. It does. To Billy’s beloved children, Logan, Abigail, I want you to know that we are forever indebted to your dad. We will remember his sacrifice and your sacrifice forever,” Schumer said.

He added, “And to Billy’s friends on the Capitol Police force, these past few months have been devastating. Just as the scars of Jan. 6 have begun to heal, another wound had opened.”

Watch his remarks below:

"To Billy's beloved children…I want you to know that we are forever indebted to your dad. We will remember his sacrifice and your sacrifice forever," Sen. Majority Leader Schumer says, as fallen Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans lies in honor. https://t.co/LoNB8DVJRc pic.twitter.com/NCi4Q4Bkm2

— ABC News (@ABC) April 13, 2021

In February, Brian Sicknick, another Capitol police officer, was granted the distinction of lying in honor in the Capitol Rotunda.

He died from injuries he sustained during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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