By Goolsby H.C.R. No. 208 75R11969 WMS-D HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The men and women who have served as officers in the 1-2 Dallas Police Department throughout that respected organization's 1-3 history have been united by their pledge to provide safety and 1-4 protection to their fellow citizens, even though the fulfillment of 1-5 that vital commitment often places them in harm's way; and 1-6 WHEREAS, One of the finest police organizations in the 1-7 nation, the Dallas Police Department has historically given area 1-8 residents an outstanding level of protection of their lives and 1-9 property, but this security has sometimes been dearly paid for by 1-10 members of the force; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Among the brave Dallas Police Department officers 1-12 who have paid the ultimate price while performing their duties are 1-13 C. O. Brewer, William H. Riddell, William McDuff, Leslie N. 1-14 Patrick, T. A. Tedford, Roy Thornton, Leroy Wood, Johnnie C. 1-15 Gibson, Dexter C. Phillips, Clarence M. Isbell, Alex W. Tedford, 1-16 Sam G. Lanford, Jessie E. Griffin, Luke J. Bell, Ernest E. Leonard, 1-17 Jr., John W. Dieken, John R. Roberts, Ralph W. Hoyt, Victor L. 1-18 Morris, Ernest E. Bates, Preston D. Hale, W. E. Stafford, Johnny W. 1-19 Sides, Leonard C. Mullenax, Ray A. Underwood, J. D. Tippit, Frank 1-20 W. Bennett, James D. Stewart, Floyd A. Knight, Robert H. Shipp, 1-21 Johnnie T. Hartwell, Allen P. Camp, Carl J. Cooke, Howard K. Hicks, 1-22 Levy McQuietor, Jr., Milton E. Whatley, Donald P. Tucker, Sr., 1-23 Leslie G. Lane, Jr., Alvin D. Hallum, Alvin E. Moore, Robert W. 1-24 Wood, John T. McCarthy, Charles J. Maltese, Jr., John R. Pasco, 2-1 Carl J. Norris, Ronald D. Baker, Robert L. Cormier, Thomas L. 2-2 Harris, Gary R. Blair, James A. Joe, John G. Chase, Gary D. 2-3 McCarthy, Walter L. Williams, Lawrence R. Cadena, Lisa L. Sandel, 2-4 Mark L. Fleming, Michael R. Okelberry, Thomas G. Burchfield, Sunny 2-5 Ma Lov, Lawrence D. Bromley, Harold Lee Hammons, Bill Daugherty, 2-6 John Paul Jones, Richard A. Lawrence, David R. Galvan, and Thomas 2-7 D. Bond, and reserve officers Joe C. Jones and James C. Taylor; and 2-8 WHEREAS, These individuals have been among the city's most 2-9 dedicated servants, for although they knew that their duties might 2-10 place them in exceptional physical peril, they willingly assumed 2-11 the level of personal risk that was necessary to ensure the safety 2-12 of those they were sworn to protect; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-14 hereby pay tribute to the memory of those courageous members of the 2-15 Dallas Police Department who have lost their lives in the line of 2-16 duty; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for the Dallas Police Department and that when the Texas 2-19 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in 2-20 memory of these valiant officers.