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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 891
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
 1-4     recognize the Third Annual County Wide Law Officers Memorial
 1-5     Service, which is being hosted by the Wolfe City Police Department;
 1-6     and
 1-7           WHEREAS, The service takes place on May 14, 1999, at the
 1-8     Wolfe City High School, and its attendees include members of
 1-9     numerous area police departments, the Texas Rangers, the Texas
1-10     Department of Public Safety, the Hunt County Sheriff's Office, the
1-11     district attorney's office and the county attorney's office, and
1-12     other public agencies; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Exemplary individuals of courage and high moral
1-14     principles, the law enforcement officers of Texas dedicate their
1-15     lives to making the streets of our communities safer places in
1-16     which to live, work, and raise our families; and
1-17           WHEREAS, The legacy of the Texas lawman began with a small
1-18     band of men hired by Stephen F. Austin to provide protection for
1-19     the early settlers; these lawmen set the stage for the standards
1-20     of excellence that members of the Texas Rangers, our police
1-21     departments, and sheriffs departments across the state continue
1-22     to uphold today; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Our law officers are exceptional men and women who
1-24     deal daily with the unique challenges of law enforcement duty and
 2-1     who face countless dangerous situations in their efforts to provide
 2-2     protection for the citizens of Texas; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, This memorial service provides an opportunity
 2-4     for Texans to reflect on the innumerable contributions of law
 2-5     enforcement officers to our state and to honor the memory of those
 2-6     officers whose lives were lost in the line of duty; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, The law enforcement officers from Hunt County
 2-8     who lost their lives in the line of duty were John L. Southall
 2-9     of the Greenville Police Department, Richard Emmett Shipp
2-10     and Rayburn L. Shipp of the Hunt County Sheriff's Office,
2-11     Tom Ellis White of the Wolfe City Police Department, and
2-12     Bill Eugene Smelley of the Quinlan Police Department; now,
2-13     therefore, be it
2-14           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-15     76th Legislature, hereby commend the law officers of our state for
2-16     the outstanding service they provide its citizens and pay special
2-17     tribute today to all those who were killed in the line of duty;
2-18     and, be it further
2-19           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
2-20     Wolfe City Police Department in honor of this memorial service.
2-21                                                                    Cain
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2-23                                          President of the Senate
2-24                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-25                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-26                                  on May 7, 1999.
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2-28                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-30                                           Member, Texas Senate