By: Seidlits H.R. No. 249
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R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Having accepted a new post as deputy sheriff with
1-2 the Denton County Sheriff's Department, longtime Texas Ranger
1-3 Charles Kenneth Fleming will bring to a close a long and
1-4 distinguished career with the Texas Department of Public Safety
1-5 when he retires from the department in March 1993; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Born in Grayson County on February 3, 1940,
1-7 Mr. Fleming was graduated from Bells High School in 1958 and then
1-8 served his country proudly as a member of the United States Army
1-9 before joining the Department of Public Safety in June 1963; and
1-10 WHEREAS, He began his notable tenure with the department
1-11 working as a radio dispatcher in the communication services
1-12 division; although he performed his duties in that office with
1-13 commendable dedication, he soon set his sights on becoming a law
1-14 enforcement officer and began working toward this goal the
1-15 following year when he gained acceptance into the Highway Patrol
1-16 academy in November 1964; and
1-17 WHEREAS, On completion of his basic training in March 1965,
1-18 he commenced his duties as a state trooper with his assignment to
1-19 Sierra Blanca; after serving four years in Sierra Blanca, Trooper
1-20 Fleming was transferred to El Paso, where he continued to serve in
1-21 noteworthy fashion, earning the respect and admiration of his
1-22 colleagues and his superiors; and
1-23 WHEREAS, In September 1974 he was promoted to the rank of
1-24 sergeant and was reassigned to service in the Baytown/Clear Lake
2-1 area; ever the consummate law enforcement officer, he continued his
2-2 professional development by enrolling at the University of
2-3 Houston-Clear Lake, earning a bachelor of arts degree in behavioral
2-4 science in 1976; and
2-5 WHEREAS, In recognition of his years of meritorious service
2-6 with the department, he received a well-deserved promotion in
2-7 September 1981 when he became a Texas Ranger; five months later, he
2-8 also received a welcomed reassignment to Texas Ranger Company B
2-9 stationed in Sherman, which allowed him to serve out the remainder
2-10 of his career as a Texas Ranger near his hometown community in
2-11 Grayson County; and
2-12 WHEREAS, During his 30-year tenure with the Department of
2-13 Public Safety, Ranger Fleming established an outstanding record of
2-14 service and demonstrated a dedication to the public well-being that
2-15 often went above and beyond the call of duty; and
2-16 WHEREAS, In his personal and professional conduct as a state
2-17 trooper and later as a Texas Ranger, he exemplified the virtues of
2-18 courage, integrity, and unwavering devotion to duty, upholding the
2-19 finest traditions and ideals of peace officers everywhere, and his
2-20 career brought credit and honor to himself, to all Department of
2-21 Public Safety officers, and to all of the fine men and women in the
2-22 law enforcement profession; and
2-23 WHEREAS, While his imminent retirement from the department
2-24 marks the beginning of a new phase in an already eventful career,
2-25 it also affords the members of this body an appropriate opportunity
2-26 to join his colleagues, friends, and admirers in a well-deserved
2-27 tribute to a truly outstanding Texan; now, therefore, be it
3-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-2 Legislature hereby commend Texas Ranger Charles Kenneth Fleming for
3-3 his many years of sterling service to the people of this state and
3-4 for his exemplary contributions to his former colleagues and fellow
3-5 state troopers and Texas Rangers in the Department of Public
3-6 Safety; and, be it further
3-7 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-8 prepared for Ranger Fleming as an expression of high esteem by the
3-9 Texas House of Representatives.