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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ellis County Constable Terry Nay is retiring in |
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2021, drawing to a close a notable career in law enforcement that |
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has spanned nearly three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Ellis County, Constable Nay learned the |
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value of hard work growing up on his father's farm; after graduating |
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from Waxahachie High School in 1988, he enrolled in the criminal |
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justice program at Sam Houston State University in pursuit of his |
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lifelong dream of a career in law enforcement; in his senior year, |
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he attended the Peace Officer Licensing Academy at Clint Peoples |
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Training Academy in Conroe; and |
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WHEREAS, In his last semester of college, Constable Nay began |
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his career as a paid intern for the Brazos County Attorney's Office |
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in Bryan, where he worked as an investigator, and after earning his |
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bachelor's degree in law enforcement and police science from SHSU |
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in 1993, he returned to Ellis County to serve for three years as a |
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patrol deputy for the county sheriff's office; in 1995, he was |
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elected as Ellis County constable for Precinct 2, and since he took |
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his oath of office in January 1996, he has been reelected six times |
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and served the citizens of the county with distinction for a quarter |
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century; and |
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WHEREAS, Constable Nay has amassed more than 3,000 hours of |
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continuing education through the Texas Commission on Law |
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Enforcement, and he is certified as a master peace officer, a law |
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enforcement instructor, a marine enforcement officer, and a field |
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training officer; he is also the owner of two small businesses in |
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Ellis County; and |
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WHEREAS, Constable Nay's dedication, integrity, and |
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commitment to service have greatly benefited the citizens of Ellis |
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County and earned him the respect and admiration of his peers, and |
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he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he |
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embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ellis County Constable Terry Nay on |
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his retirement and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Constable Nay as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |