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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 507
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In Memory |
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Samuel Leonard |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Samuel Alexander Leonard of the Concho |
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County Sheriff's Office was killed in the line of duty on May 10, |
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2021, at the age of 26, and the tragic passing of this exemplary |
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officer is a tremendous loss to his family, his department, and |
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his community; and |
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WHEREAS, The cherished son of Randy and Letha Leonard, |
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Samuel Leonard was born in Lubbock on July 26, 1994, and he grew |
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up with the companionship of three siblings, Zach, Jacob, and |
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Tiane; he started attending First Baptist Church of Lamesa as a |
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youth, and he earned the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts |
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of America; he graduated from Klondike High School in 2013 and |
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attended Angelo State 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 |
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to Concho County in 2021; to his colleagues, he was like family, |
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and after his untimely death, his department vowed to honor his |
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legacy by retiring his badge and unit number; and |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Leonard shared a rewarding marriage with |
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his 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 |
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a natural ability to put others at ease; moreover, he was a member |
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of Milam Masonic Lodge No. 11 in Lamesa; and |
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WHEREAS, Embodying the highest ideals of the law |
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enforcement profession, Deputy Samuel Leonard served his |
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community and his state with compassion, integrity, and honor, |
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and although he is gone, his dedication and sacrifice will never |
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be forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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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, |
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Magnolia Rae Leonard; to his parents, Randy and Letha Leonard; to |
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his brothers, Zach Leonard and his wife, Rebekah, and Jacob |
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Leonard; to his sister, Tiane Garner, and her husband, Christian; |
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to his grandparents, Richard and Virginia Leonard and Lloyd and |
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Elva Lenz; to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Randall and |
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Tracy Frierson; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Deputy Samuel Leonard. |
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Perry |
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Hinojosa |
Paxton |
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| Buckingham |
Johnson |
Seliger |
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Kolkhorst |
Springer |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 28, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |