R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Donald R. "Don" 1-2 Stockburger were greatly saddened by his death on September 23, 1-3 1997, at the age of 63, and we join them in mourning their loss; 1-4 and 1-5 WHEREAS, A resident of Fort Stockton for almost three 1-6 decades, Mr. Stockburger was employed by the Pecos County Sheriff's 1-7 Department for the last 11 years of his life, working first as a 1-8 jailer and eventually becoming a deputy sheriff; and 1-9 WHEREAS, He is remembered by his colleagues as a lawman of 1-10 ability and integrity, and the enthusiasm and energy he brought to 1-11 his work will be greatly missed by all those fortunate enough to 1-12 have worked with him; and 1-13 WHEREAS, His steadfast commitment to the protection of his 1-14 fellow citizens had tragic consequences when he was shot by a 1-15 burglary suspect in 1990, and the wounds he incurred at that time 1-16 continued to plague his health until his death; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Mr. Stockburger met this adversity with his 1-18 characteristic strength and resolve, demonstrating the same courage 1-19 in dealing with the shooting's aftermath as he did in the line of 1-20 duty; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Those who dedicate themselves to the difficult and 1-22 dangerous profession of law enforcement are truly deserving of 1-23 every Texan's admiration and gratitude; Don Stockburger was one 1-24 such individual, and it is indeed fitting that we pay tribute to 2-1 his life and work; now, therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-3 Legislature hereby honor the memory of Deputy Sheriff Donald R. 2-4 "Don" Stockburger and extend sincere sympathy to his family and 2-5 friends; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-9 Donald R. "Don" Stockburger. Gallego Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso Alexander Goodman Morrison Allen Goolsby Mowery Alvarado Gray Naishtat Averitt Green Najera Bailey Greenberg Nixon Berman Grusendorf Noriega Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira Bosse Haggerty Olivo Brimer Hamric Palmer Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts Burnam Hawley Puente Capelo Heflin Ramsay Carter Hilbert Rangel Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas Christian Hinojosa Ritter Clark Hochberg Sadler Coleman Hodge Salinas Cook Homer Seaman Corte Hope Shields Counts Howard Siebert Crabb Hunter Smith Craddick Hupp Smithee Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford Davis of Dallas Junell Talton Delisi Keel Telford Denny Keffer Thompson Deshotel King of Parker Tillery Driver King of Uvalde Truitt Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris Dutton Lengefeld Uher Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte Eiland Longoria Walker Elkins Luna West Ellis McCall Williams Farabee McClendon Wilson Farrar McReynolds Wise Flores Madden Wohlgemuth Gallego Marchant Wolens Garcia Maxey Woolley George Merritt Yarbrough Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 614 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 12, 1999. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House