Elected officials, law enforcement officers and community members attended a post office naming ceremony Oct. 5 to honor Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal.
Nearly a year after Dhaliwal was killed in a September 2019 traffic stop, U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Houston, proposed House Resolution 5317 to rename the post office facility at 315 Addicks Howell Road, Houston, the Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office. The entire Texas delegation co-sponsored Fletcher's bill, officials said.
According to the U.S. Postal Service, naming postal facilities in honor of important local and national individuals dates back to the 1960s and is now one of the most common forms of legislation enacted in Congress.
“I am honored to play a role in commemorating Deputy Dhaliwal’s remarkable life of selfless service,” Fletcher said in a statement. “He represented the very best of our community: he worked for equality, connection and community through his life of service to others. I was glad to work with a bipartisan delegation, our community partners, and those in the Sikh community, to pass legislation to rename this building the Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office.”
