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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Williamson County are mourning the loss |
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of Constable Kevin Stofle, who passed away on September 13, 2021, at |
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the age of 62; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Bill and Earnestine Stofle, Kevin Stofle |
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was born in Sherman on February 21, 1959; after graduating from |
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Whitesboro High School and the Texoma Police Academy, he joined the |
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Whitesboro Police Department at the age of 19; he was hired by the |
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Georgetown Police Department in 1982 and rose to become assistant |
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chief of police; in addition, he served the city as emergency |
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management coordinator; he retired in 2012 and was appointed county |
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constable for Precinct 3 the following year; and |
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WHEREAS, Constable Stofle was known for his thoughtfulness |
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and compassion, as well his courage and commanding presence, and he |
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excelled as a conflict resolution mediator and instructor; a |
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graduate of the FBI National Academy, he was licensed as a master |
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peace officer and law enforcement instructor; he served for six |
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years as lead instructor for the Texas Institute of Public Problem |
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Solving at The University of Texas at Austin LBJ School of Public |
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Affairs, and he traveled across the country and to Brazil as a lead |
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instructor for the United States Department of Justice; quiet and |
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humble for all his accomplishments, he was a role model and caring |
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mentor to countless younger officers over the course of a career |
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that spanned four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Constable Stofle |
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volunteered for Project Graduation for more than 40 years and |
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served on the board of Habitat for Humanity; he was a youth baseball |
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coach, Georgetown Independent School District mentor, and a Master |
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Mason with the San Gabriel Masonic Lodge No. 89; moreover, he was a |
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valued member of Celebration Church, serving in numerous |
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capacities; above all, he was devoted to his wife of 26 years, Laura |
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Hawes Stofle, and their four children, Bryan Stofle, Amanda Alff, |
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Colt Stofle, and Lauren Stofle, as well as four grandchildren, |
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Stephen, Elizabeth, Kase, and Kash; he also leaves to cherish his |
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memory his parents, his sister, Debbie Patterson, his nephews, Jeff |
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and Jared Patterson, and many other relatives and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Kevin Stofle earned the admiration of all who knew |
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him, and his kindness, integrity, and unyielding dedication to |
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public safety will remain a source of tremendous inspiration to |
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those he left behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Williamson County Constable Kevin Stofle and extend sincere |
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condolences to his loved ones; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Constable |
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Kevin Stofle. |