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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of retired Texas Department of Public |
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Safety trooper Brian Clint Worley on December 26, 2022, at the age |
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of 54; and |
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WHEREAS, Brian Worley was born in Denton on March 11, 1968, to |
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Fred and Sue Worley, and he grew up with four siblings, Hapi, Shane, |
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Tyson, and Misty; he graduated in 1987 from Rains High School, where |
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he was a star basketball, baseball, track, and football athlete and |
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the recipient of All-District honors; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his completion of the Kilgore College |
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Police Academy in 1991, Mr. Worley began his law enforcement career |
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with the Mount Pleasant Police Department; he was honored with |
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multiple commendations during his tenure, and he received a Life |
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Saving Award, as well as the District Commander's Award; he also |
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initiated the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, and he was |
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involved with the Juvenile Gang Intervention Task Unit; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Worley subsequently graduated from the Texas |
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Department of Public Safety trooper training academy, and he was |
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first stationed in Cooper in 1996 and then in Sulphur Springs; |
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highly respected, he was named Trooper of the Year in 1998, and he |
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garnered the DPS Chief's Award for his actions that resulted in |
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criminal arrests and drug seizures; additionally, he was commended |
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by the FBI for his assistance in the apprehension of counterfeit |
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currency; he retired from DPS in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Worley was a loving and devoted |
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father to his two treasured children, Emily and Caden; he also |
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adored his dogs, Buster, Buddy, and Puppy, as well as his horses, |
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Legacy and Jasper; he was a man of great faith, and he endeared |
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himself to others with his warm and caring nature; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Brian Worley is deeply missed, memories of |
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his kindness, his strength, and his dedication to his family and his |
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fellow citizens remain to comfort and inspire those he leaves |
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behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Brian Clint Worley |
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and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his daughter, Emily Diane Worley; to his son, Caden Matthew Worley; |
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to the mother of his children, Kelly Worley; to his brothers, Shane |
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Worley and Tyson Worley and his wife, Jennifer; to his sister, Misty |
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Mattson, and her husband, Jay; to his parents, Fred and Sue Worley; |
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to his nieces and nephews, Jacob, Trenton, Ty, Kennedy, Brooks, and |
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Cannon; to his special friend, Keith Kenemore; and to all others who |
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mourn his passing; 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 Brian |
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Worley. |