By: Haley S.R. No. 1188 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-3 recognize John R. Lightfoot who will be honored on June 3, 1993, 1-4 when the new John R. Lightfoot Law Enforcement Center is dedicated 1-5 in Nacogdoches County; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Born in Bearden, Arkansas, in 1906, Mr. Lightfoot 1-7 married Opel Williams in 1928; he and his wife arrived in Texas on 1-8 September 13, 1936, and he went to work for Caro Lumber Company as 1-9 manager of the company store until the mill closed in the late 1940s; 1-10 and 1-11 WHEREAS, Following his employment with the lumber company, 1-12 Mr. Lightfoot managed a lumberyard for two years and then went to 1-13 work for Lone Star Feed; and 1-14 WHEREAS, John Lightfoot began his noteworthy law enforcement 1-15 career when he was elected sheriff of Nacogdoches County in 1960; he 1-16 took the oath of office January 1, 1961; he served the citizens of 1-17 Nacogdoches County with courage and integrity for 24 years, retiring 1-18 on December 31, 1984; and 1-19 WHEREAS, A concerned and active member of his profession, 1-20 John Lightfoot was president of the Sheriffs' Association in 1976 1-21 and 1977; in 1983 and 1984, he was president of the East Texas Peace 1-22 Officers' Association; and 1-23 WHEREAS, During the course of his illustrious career, 2-1 Sheriff Lightfoot served under six different governors: 2-2 Price Daniel, John Connally, Preston Smith, Dolph Briscoe, 2-3 William P. Clements, Jr., and Mark White; his performance of his 2-4 duties was exemplary; and 2-5 WHEREAS, In 1982, Sheriff Lightfoot was awarded the 2-6 Tom Tellepsen Award, the highest possible honor in law enforcement; 2-7 and 2-8 WHEREAS, John Lightfoot is one of those courageous men who 2-9 risk their lives every day to protect the homes, neighborhoods, 2-10 and communities of our citizens; he is truly worthy of legislative 2-11 recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-13 73rd Legislature, hereby express sincere appreciation to 2-14 John R. Lightfoot for his meritorious service to the citizens of 2-15 Nacogdoches County; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for this 2-17 distinguished gentleman as an expression of high regard from the 2-18 Texas Senate. 2-19 _____________________________________ 2-20 President of the Senate 2-21 I hereby certify that the 2-22 above Resolution was adopted by 2-23 the Senate on May 30, 1993. 2-24 _____________________________________ 2-25 Secretary of the Senate 3-1 _____________________________________ 3-2 Member, Texas Senate