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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Deputy Samuel Alexander Leonard of the Concho County |
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Sheriff's Office was killed in the line of duty on May 10, 2021, at |
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the age of 26, and the tragic passing of this exemplary officer is a |
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tremendous loss to his family, his department, and his community; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The cherished son of Randy and Letha Leonard, Samuel |
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Leonard was born in Lubbock on July 26, 1994, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of three siblings, Zach, Jacob, and Tiane; he started |
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attending First Baptist Church of Lamesa as a youth, and he earned |
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the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America; he graduated |
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from Klondike High School in 2013 and attended Angelo State |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of Lamesa Fire and Rescue, Mr. Leonard |
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began his law enforcement career with the Concho County Sheriff's |
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Department in June 2019; he transferred to the Dawson County |
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Sheriff's Department in December of that year and then returned to |
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Concho County in 2021; to his colleagues, he was like family, and |
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after his untimely death, his department vowed to honor his legacy |
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by retiring his badge and unit number; and |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Leonard shared a rewarding marriage with his |
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wife, Morgan Lea Leonard, whom he wed on June 3, 2017, in San |
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Angelo; this devoted family man treasured time spent with his |
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daughter, Magnolia Rae Leonard, and he had a contagious laugh and a |
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natural ability to put others at ease; moreover, he was a member of |
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Milam Masonic Lodge No. 11 in Lamesa; and |
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WHEREAS, Embodying the highest ideals of the law enforcement |
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profession, Deputy Samuel Leonard served his community and his |
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state with compassion, integrity, and honor, and although he is |
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gone, his dedication and sacrifice will never be forgotten; 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 pay tribute to the life of Samuel Alexander |
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Leonard and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Morgan Lea Leonard; to his daughter, Magnolia |
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Rae Leonard; to his parents, Randy and Letha Leonard; to his |
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brothers, Zach Leonard and his wife, Rebekah, and Jacob Leonard; to |
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his sister, Tiane Garner, and her husband, Christian; to his |
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grandparents, Richard and Virginia Leonard and Lloyd and Elva Lenz; |
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to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Randall and Tracy Frierson; |
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and to his other relatives and many friends; 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 Deputy |
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Samuel Leonard. |