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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The retirement of Major Danny Williams from the |
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Dallas Police Department is being celebrated with a special event |
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in his honor on February 3, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Danny Williams is a 36-year veteran of the |
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department, where he was hired in 1986; he worked as a patrol |
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officer and in youth operations and felony assaults investigation |
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before being promoted to patrol sergeant in 1997; after earning |
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another promotion to the rank of lieutenant in 2006, he held various |
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leadership roles in the department, which included serving as |
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commander of the S.W.A.T. Team, the Central Business District, and |
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the vice and gangs units; and |
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WHEREAS, Major Williams was elevated to his current rank in |
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2014, and he subsequently commanded the department's South Central |
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Patrol Division, Field Services Division, and Criminal |
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Investigations Bureau; one of his proudest accomplishments was his |
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leadership of the Northeast Patrol Division in the successful |
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collaboration with other city service departments to combat violent |
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crime in north Dallas during the summer months; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Holly Grove, Arkansas, Major Williams |
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earned his bachelor's degree in public administration from the |
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University of Central Arkansas and his master's degree in criminal |
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justice from the University of North Texas; he is also a 2015 |
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graduate of the Caruth Police Institute and a 2018 graduate of the |
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FBI National Academy, and he is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha |
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Fraternity, Inc.; in addition to his duties with the department, he |
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previously served as an adjunct instructor in criminal justice at |
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the University of Phoenix and Dallas College; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his leadership, professionalism, and |
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commitment to protecting and serving his community, Major Danny |
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Williams has greatly benefited the citizens of Dallas, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on |
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the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Major Danny Williams on his |
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retirement from the Dallas Police Department and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Major Williams as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |