By: Moncrief S.R. No. 69 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-3 congratulate Senior Corporal Lance Raymond for receiving the 1-4 Top Cop Award presented by the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce on 1-5 January 26, 1993; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A member of the Dallas Police Department 1-7 since 1986, Corporal Raymond has distinguished himself as a 1-8 dedicated law enforcement officer both on and off duty; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Assigned to the Southwest Patrol on First Watch, 1-10 the outstanding officer displays enthusiasm for his work as well 1-11 as a willingness to take on any task; and 1-12 WHEREAS, As a field training officer, Corporal Raymond 1-13 assists new officers in their careers and provides the department 1-14 with well-trained officers to serve the needs of the citizens; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The versatile officer volunteered to instruct 1-16 other officers in defensive tactics to continually sharpen their 1-17 skills; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Corporal Raymond has worked diligently to serve 1-19 the community by devoting considerable time and energy to various 1-20 civic projects; and 1-21 WHEREAS, A LETS volunteer instructor for three years, 1-22 Corporal Raymond has taught courses in drug education to 1-23 sixth-grade students from Dallas area schools; and 2-1 WHEREAS, He has shown great care and compassion for 2-2 the elderly by hosting a church service for residents of the 2-3 Willow Bend Care Center in Mesquite and providing them with 2-4 spiritual support; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-6 73rd Legislature, hereby express its deep appreciation to 2-7 Senior Corporal Lance Raymond for his selfless devotion to the 2-8 citizens of Texas; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-10 Officer Raymond as a token of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-11 _____________________________________ 2-12 President of the Senate 2-13 I hereby certify that the 2-14 above Resolution was adopted by 2-15 the Senate on January 19, 1993. 2-16 _____________________________________ 2-17 Secretary of the Senate 2-18 _____________________________________ 2-19 Member, Texas Senate