By: Turner S.R. No. 280 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Ken Goodenow of the Taylor Fire 1-3 Department was recently selected for the Earl Malone Memorial 1-4 Award for his contributions to the Taylor Fire Academy, and the 1-5 Texas Senate is pleased to recognize this exceptional public 1-6 servant; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Chosen for the prestigious award by his peers at 1-8 the Statewide Instructor's Conference held recently, 1-9 Lieutenant Goodenow was one of five finalists from among fire 1-10 instructors statewide; and 1-11 WHEREAS, His distinguished record of public service as a 1-12 member of the Taylor Fire Department over the past 12 years has 1-13 been marked by his diligence and dedication to his duties; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Started two years ago in conjunction with Austin 1-15 Community College, the Taylor Fire Academy has enjoyed tremendous 1-16 growth and success; the 14-week class offers basic fire suppression 1-17 training and certification for either emergency medical technician 1-18 or emergency care attendant; and 1-19 WHEREAS, A high percentage of calls received by fire 1-20 departments are medical, and individuals with both firefighter 1-21 and emergency medical training are needed; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Goodenow holds an intermediate 1-23 instructor's certification and has ably served on the state 2-1 testing commission for over three years; his appointment to 2-2 the commission came when the Texas Legislature mandated the 2-3 commission to develop a statewide examination for firefighters 2-4 and he has been reappointed each succeeding year; now, therefore, 2-5 be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 73rd Legislature, hereby commend and applaud Lieutenant Ken Goodenow 2-8 for his magnificent work and express sincere appreciation to him for 2-9 his tireless efforts on behalf of his community and the 2-10 State of Texas; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-12 the esteemed fire instructor as an expression of the high regard 2-13 of the Texas Senate. 2-14 _____________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the 2-17 above Resolution was adopted by 2-18 the Senate on February 22, 1993. 2-19 _____________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 _____________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate