By:  Brown                                       S.R. No. 928
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-3  recognize Captain Mike Gee, Angleton's first black police officer,
    1-4  who is retiring after 26 years of loyal service with the Angleton
    1-5  Police Department; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Hired at the age of 43 with no formal police
    1-7  training, Mike Gee agreed to take a position with the Angleton
    1-8  Police Department to help ease tension between police and
    1-9  Angleton's black citizens; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, The difficulties Mike Gee faced in 1967 as the
   1-11  first black police officer were staggering; he was first told he
   1-12  would have to wear a uniform different from the type worn by other
   1-13  patrolmen, and he spent his first 10 months patrolling the west
   1-14  side of town in his own car with no police radio, though he was
   1-15  often making calls by himself where guns were involved; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, A man of exemplary courage and deep conviction,
   1-17  Mike Gee insisted on a standard uniform, and in January of 1968,
   1-18  he was successful in persuading authorities to give him a patrol
   1-19  car with a radio and some formal training; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, A former floor salesman, television repairman,
   1-21  and service station employee, Mike Gee worked his way up from a
   1-22  part-time patrolman's position in an all-white police department
   1-23  to the position of captain; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, During his distinguished career, he was successful
    2-2  in helping to improve relationships between police officers and
    2-3  black citizens, and he paved the way for other black citizens to
    2-4  serve on the Angleton Police Force; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, Captain Gee became an outstanding police officer
    2-6  who displayed expertise and sound judgment in dealing with the
    2-7  unique challenges of law enforcement duty; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, He is a man of tremendous strength, generosity,
    2-9  integrity, and tenacity, and his presence in the Angleton Police
   2-10  Department will be greatly missed by his colleagues and by citizens
   2-11  across the city; now, therefore, be it
   2-12        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-13  73rd Legislature, hereby commend Captain Mike Gee for his admirable
   2-14  valor and his perseverance and extend best wishes to him for much
   2-15  happiness in the retirement years ahead; and, be it further
   2-16        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-17  him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
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   2-19                                        President of the Senate
   2-20                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-21                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-22                                 the Senate on May 13, 1993.
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   2-24                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-25                                 _____________________________________
    3-1                                         Member, Texas Senate