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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of retired Wichita County sheriff Thomas Joseph Callahan, |
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who passed away on August 12, 2021, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Thomas and Catherine Callahan, |
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Thomas Callahan was born on November 3, 1946, in Havertown, |
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Pennsylvania, and grew up with a sister, Catherine, and four |
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brothers, Joseph, Brian, Patrick, and Francis; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Callahan joined |
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the Wichita County Sheriff's Office as a jailer and rose through the |
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ranks to deputy and then to lieutenant; he was appointed sheriff in |
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1986 and was subsequently elected to the position for the next five |
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terms, becoming the longest-serving sheriff in the county; after |
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retiring in 2008, he taught criminal justice at Midwestern State |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Callahan shared a rewarding marriage with his |
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wife, Mary Anne, and he took great pride in his four children, |
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Siobain, Coreen, Thomas, and Aiden; with the passing years, he had |
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the privilege of seeing his family grow to include eight |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his kind and generous nature, his |
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delightful sense of humor, and his deep devotion to his family, |
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Thomas Callahan lived a life that was rich in personal and |
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professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Thomas Joseph Callahan and extend |
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sincere condolences to all who 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Thomas Callahan. |