R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The members of the Texas House of Representatives
 1-2     are proud to honor Ms. Diana Adamson for her exemplary service as a
 1-3     telecommunications operator and training officer at the City of
 1-4     Burleson Police Department; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, On November 2, 1998, Ms. Adamson, working the
 1-6     midnight to 8 a.m.  shift as a telecommunications operator with the
 1-7     City of Burleson Police Department, calmly and courageously guided
 1-8     medical and law enforcement personnel to a frightened young woman
 1-9     who had been brutally assaulted; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Throughout that tense and harrowing situation,
1-11     Ms. Adamson was able to enter the call into the Computer Aided
1-12     Dispatch system, dispatch police officers, and notify an ambulance,
1-13     while calming the victim of this horrible crime; and
1-14           WHEREAS, For her actions on November 2, 1998, Ms. Adamson was
1-15     awarded the 1998 Silent Hero Award; and furthermore, for her
1-16     service as a telecommunications operator, Ms. Adamson was honored
1-17     as the Texas "Telecommunicator of the Year" for the Texas Chapter
1-18     of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials
1-19     International; and
1-20           WHEREAS, When not operating as a telecommunications operator,
1-21     Ms. Adamson has been known to take on many tasks above and beyond
1-22     her job description at the City of Burleson Police Department and
1-23     is still able to excel in her work as a training officer; and
1-24           WHEREAS, During her time off as a telecommunications operator
 2-1     and training officer, Ms. Adamson finds time to work with
 2-2     underprivileged children at Child Protective Services and works to
 2-3     provide those children with gifts they would normally not receive
 2-4     during Christmas time; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, Ms. Adamson is also a certified teacher's aide for
 2-6     the mentally challenged and has spent many hours dedicated to
 2-7     helping the mentally handicapped learn necessary life skills; and
 2-8           WHEREAS, Ms. Adamson remains a devoted mother of three sons,
 2-9     Joseph, Nathan, and Thomas Adamson, and is the loyal wife of former
2-10     naval aviator Danny Adamson; now, therefore, be it
2-11           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-12     Legislature hereby commend Diana Adamson for her outstanding
2-13     service and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success
2-14     and happiness; and, be it further
2-15           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-16     prepared for Ms. Adamson as an expression of high regard from the
2-17     Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                  Wohlgemuth
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 1012 was adopted by the House on May
         20, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House