1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 34
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great
 1-3     pride in recognizing Officer Charles G. Cheek of the Irving
 1-4     Police Department, who is retiring from the department after
 1-5     28 years of superlative service; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Officer Cheek joined the Irving Police Department
 1-7     on January 4, 1971, and he retires on January 31, 1999; before
 1-8     that, he worked as a Highway Patrolman with the Texas Department
 1-9     of Public Safety from 1967 to 1971; and
1-10           WHEREAS, An experienced investigator, Officer Cheek has
1-11     been a member of the original Tactical Team; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Beginning his period of duty with the Irving
1-13     Police Department in the Patrol Division, he worked in the
1-14     Technical Services Division and next was transferred to the
1-15     Criminal Investigation Division, where he continued to work
1-16     for 20 years; and
1-17           WHEREAS, This distinguished officer has repeatedly
1-18     worked with major crime cases, handled heavy case loads
1-19     without complaint, accepted any assignment, and provided
1-20     excellent courtroom testimony; and
1-21           WHEREAS, During his tenure as a patrolman,
1-22     Officer Charles Cheek has received 41 commendations; some
1-23     of the commendations include one from the Abilene Police
1-24     Department for clearing a missing persons case and one from
 2-1     a bank president expressing his gratitude for help in
 2-2     apprehending a bank robber; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Officer Cheek has also been lauded by the Irving
 2-4     Chief of Police for clearing many robbery offenses; the kind
 2-5     officer has helped with a Christmas party for needy people in
 2-6     Irving and has helped locate an eight-year-old boy who is deaf
 2-7     and has a speech problem; and
 2-8           WHEREAS, Officer Cheek has been praised for his courage
 2-9     and professional approach; he was honored with a Certificate
2-10     of Merit for his efforts with three notable cases in which he
2-11     worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local
2-12     police departments; and
2-13           WHEREAS, His honesty and his faithfulness to his duties are
2-14     well known throughout the Irving area; the citizens of Irving
2-15     have been truly blessed to have had such an able and hardworking
2-16     public servant as Officer Charles G. Cheek for the last 28 years;
2-17     now, therefore, be it
2-18           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-19     76th Legislature, hereby congratulate Officer Charles G. Cheek
2-20     for his 28 years of meritorious service and dedication to the
2-21     people of Irving and the people of Texas; and, be it further
2-22           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-23     him as an expression of the esteem from the Texas Senate, with
2-24     best wishes for his retirement years.
2-25                                                                  Nelson
2-26                                  ______________________________________
2-27                                          President of the Senate
 3-1                                       I hereby certify that the above
 3-2                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
 3-3                                  on January 20, 1999.
 3-4                                  ______________________________________
 3-5                                          Secretary of the Senate
 3-6                                  ______________________________________
 3-7                                           Member, Texas Senate