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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mayor Floyd Petri of Chester has demonstrated a |
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long-standing commitment to his fellow citizens over the course of |
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his career in public and military service; and |
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WHEREAS, Now serving his third term, Mayor Petri was first |
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sworn into office on September 17, 2016, and over the past five |
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years, he has demonstrated dedication and expertise in managing |
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city government and addressing the priorities of area residents; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor Petri draws on many years of experience in the |
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armed forces and in law enforcement; after enlisting in the U.S. Air |
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Force in 1961, he completed nuclear weapons training in Colorado |
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and then undertook assignments in which he loaded atomic weapons |
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onto B-47 aircraft at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene and onto B-52 |
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bombers at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana; he also supported |
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the Operation Arc Light mission in Southeast Asia during the |
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Vietnam War; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the conclusion of his air force service, |
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Mr. Petri became a member of the Nacogdoches Police Department in |
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1965, and during his time with the department, he rose to become |
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lieutenant watch commander, bomb squad commander, and SWAT |
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commander; he joined the Tyler County Sheriff's Office in 1977 as a |
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deputy, and two years later he was named chief of police for the |
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City of Kountze; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1980, Mr. Petri entered the Texas Air National |
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Guard and went on to serve as an air police officer at Ellington Air |
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Force Base; he later became a strike response team leader, and in |
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that role, he assisted with security details for Presidents Ronald |
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Reagan and George H. W. Bush in the Houston area; he subsequently |
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took the helm of a new Army National Guard Criminal Investigation |
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Division in Austin, and he held army special agent and Texas state |
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adjutant general special agent credentials as part of his guard |
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duty; in 1995, he received medical retirement at the rank of |
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sergeant first class (E-7) special agent with the U.S. Army |
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Criminal Investigation Command; and |
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WHEREAS, Since October 5, 2018, Mayor Petri has benefited |
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from the support and companionship of his German Shepherd service |
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dog, Zara, who was given to him by Operations for Rebuilding |
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Warriors in a special ceremony at Chester City Hall; and |
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WHEREAS, Floyd Petri has distinguished himself through the |
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professionalism and commitment to duty he has demonstrated over the |
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course of his civic, law enforcement, and military careers, and he |
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may indeed reflect with pride on his many contributions; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Floyd Petri for his outstanding |
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achievements in military and public service and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; |
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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 Mayor Petri as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |