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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Officer Dana Thomasson of the La Marque Police |
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Department received a commendation on January 9, 2023, in honor of |
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her role in rescuing a child who had gone missing during the |
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December 2022 winter storm; and |
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WHEREAS, On December 22, an Arctic front blew into Galveston |
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County, causing temperatures to plunge to the teens and low 20s; the |
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frigid weather heightened the community's fears when a six-year-old |
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boy vanished while playing in his front yard on December 23, |
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prompting the La Marque Police Department to launch an immediate |
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search around the area; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Dana Thomasson, a member of the department |
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since 2017, volunteered with the search efforts, despite being off |
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duty that day; after going door-to-door and searching a number of |
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yards, she spotted the boy sheltering in the bushes of a residence, |
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bringing the nine-hour-long ordeal to an end; the boy was found to |
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be unharmed, much to the relief of his family and all those who had |
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worked tirelessly to locate him; and |
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WHEREAS, By taking action to rescue a child in grave danger, |
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Officer Dana Thomasson helped to avert what could have been a |
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terrible tragedy, and she is indeed deserving of recognition for |
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her outstanding devotion to duty; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Officer Dana Thomasson for assisting in |
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the safe return of a missing child on December 23, 2022, and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important |
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work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Officer Thomasson as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |