By Chavez H.R. No. 675 76R12846 GMW-F R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Texans everywhere are indebted to the fine men and 1-2 women in the law enforcement profession who, by their selfless 1-3 dedication to the public welfare, have enabled us to enjoy the 1-4 benefits of a peaceful and orderly society; and 1-5 WHEREAS, These gallant individuals daily risk their lives in 1-6 order to ensure domestic tranquillity and to protect the lives and 1-7 property of others; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Sergeant Robert Michael Hankins of the Lamb County 1-9 Sheriff's Department exemplified in his personal and professional 1-10 conduct the singular virtues of courage, integrity, and unwavering 1-11 dedication; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure on the force, his record was 1-13 one of meritorious service, loyalty, personal bravery, and 1-14 self-sacrifice consistent with the high ideals of the law 1-15 enforcement profession; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Killed in the line of duty on May 28, 1998, his 1-17 untimely death was a tragic loss to his family, to his fellow peace 1-18 officers, and to the entire community; and 1-19 WHEREAS, His legacy of heroic dedication and self-sacrifice 1-20 will endure and continue to be a source of inspiration to those who 1-21 follow in a difficult but essential profession; now, therefore, be 1-22 it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-24 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Robert 2-1 Michael Hankins of the Lamb County Sheriff's Department and extend 2-2 deepest sympathy to his family, his friends, and fellow officers; 2-3 and, be it further 2-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-5 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 2-6 House of Representatives adjourns on this day, it do so in memory 2-7 of Sergeant Robert Michael Hankins.