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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt by |
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the family, friends, and colleagues of Officer Edelmiro Garza Jr. |
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of the McAllen Police Department, who was killed in the line of duty |
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on July 11, 2020, at the age of 45; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Edelmiro and Soledad Garza in McAllen, Eddie |
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Garza grew up sharing in the companionship of his four sisters, |
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Gloria, Mariella, Patricia, and Dulce; after graduating from |
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McAllen High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served |
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as a military police officer for four years; he continued his law |
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enforcement career with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2005, Officer Garza returned to McAllen, where he |
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later joined the police department as a dispatcher, a position he |
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held for six years; he then transferred to the McAllen Police |
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Academy and began his nine-year tenure as a law enforcement |
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officer; while employed by the McAllen PD, he also completed his |
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bachelor's and master's degrees; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Officer Garza drew strength |
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from the rewarding marriage he shared with his wife, Brenda, and he |
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took great pride in his children, Brianna, Ethan, Lucia, Andrea, |
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Celeste, Edelmiro, Edel, and Alexandra, and his grandchild, Lucas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Eddie Garza was a respected peace officer and a |
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devoted family man, and he leaves behind a legacy that will continue |
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to inspire all those who knew and loved 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 Officer Edelmiro |
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Garza Jr. and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his |
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passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of the resolution be prepared |
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for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives |
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adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Eddie Garza. |