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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lynn County lost an admired public servant with the |
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death of Sheriff Abraham Vega on July 11, 2020, at the age of 48; and |
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WHEREAS, Abraham Martin Vega was born in Brownfield to |
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Abelardo Vega and Rachel Corona-Saldana on November 7, 1971, and he |
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grew up with two siblings, Mark and Felicia; he was the proud father |
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of two children, Marcus and Cori, and in 2018, he married Rachel |
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Curry, becoming the stepfather to Kaitlyn and Curry Lehman; he was |
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also blessed with a granddaughter, Emori; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Tahoka High School in 1990, |
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Mr. Vega joined the Lynn County Sheriff's Office as a part-time |
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dispatcher at the age of 19, working his way up to become the jail |
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administrator; in 1994, he graduated from the South Plains |
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Association of Governments law enforcement academy, and he went on |
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to become a patrolman for the Tahoka Police Department, a Lynn |
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County deputy sheriff, and the Tahoka Independent School District's |
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first police chief; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Vega returned to the Lynn County Sheriff's |
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Office in 2001, serving as lieutenant and chief deputy before |
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winning election as county sheriff and taking office in January |
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2017; he was licensed as a telecommunicator, jailer, instructor, |
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and master peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law |
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Enforcement, and as a leading member of the Texas Chief Deputies |
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Association, he sat on several committees and the board of |
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directors before serving as TCDA president from 2016 to 2017; he was |
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also a member of the Cold Case Review Team of the Sheriffs' |
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Association of Texas, the Texas Jail Association, and the Caprock |
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Peace Officers' Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his professional achievements, |
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Mr. Vega found time to serve two terms on the Tahoka ISD board of |
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trustees, and he was also active with Little League and Little |
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Dribblers; he volunteered as a sports photographer for the Lynn |
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County News, taking thousands of photographs over the course of |
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more than a decade; and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated law enforcement professional, Abraham |
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Vega devoted himself to serving the community he loved, and he |
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leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all those who |
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were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sheriff Abraham |
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Vega and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; |
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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 Abraham |
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Martin Vega. |