By Gallego                                           H.C.R. No. 219

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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately convey the deep shock and

 1-2     sorrow that accompanied the tragic death of United States Border

 1-3     Patrol Agent Jefferson Barr in January 1996; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, A native of Sterling City, he was graduated from

 1-5     Angelo State University and had just completed his eighth year of

 1-6     service to the agency; well regarded by his colleagues for his

 1-7     strong sense of duty and brave and meritorious service, he proudly

 1-8     served his fellow citizens as a member of the agency's emergency

 1-9     response team; and

1-10           WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Agent Barr was sustained by

1-11     the love and support of his family, and his devotion to his wife

1-12     and children was a source of inspiration to many in the Eagle Pass

1-13     community; and

1-14           WHEREAS, Agent Barr was a man of tremendous integrity and

1-15     courage whose outstanding record of public service speaks for

1-16     itself; though his life was tragically cut short, his memory  will

1-17     long endure as an inspiration to all who were privileged to know

1-18     him, as well as to a new generation of law enforcement officers who

1-19     choose to follow in this difficult but essential profession; now,

1-20     therefore, be it

1-21           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-22     hereby pay tribute to the life of Agent Jefferson Barr and extend

1-23     sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his beloved wife,

1-24     Leigh Ann Barr; to his daughter, Tiffany Dale Barr; to his son,

 2-1     Cody Garrett Barr; to his parents, Kenneth and Gloria Barr; to his

 2-2     brother and sister-in-law, Greg and Teresa Barr; to his sister,

 2-3     Christie Ellen Barr; to his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George

 2-4     Jefferson Myers; and to the many other friends and relatives of

 2-5     this esteemed Texan; and, be it further

 2-6           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-7     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas

 2-8     House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in

 2-9     memory of United States Border Patrol Agent Jefferson Barr.