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 _______________________________ 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. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House