HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, On May 9, 2001, Senior Trooper Richard Dale Cottle 1-2 of Woodway was killed in the line of duty, at the age of 51, and we 1-3 join his family and many friends in mourning their profound loss; 1-4 and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born in Cleburne, Mr. Cottle was a 29-year veteran 1-6 of the force and served with the utmost distinction during his 1-7 tenure; he joined the police department on October 6, 1971, and 1-8 graduated from the DPS Academy on February 15, 1972; and 1-9 WHEREAS, He worked in the highway patrol division and served 1-10 as a license and weight trooper before joining the Motor Vehicle 1-11 Inspection Service in Waco; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Known for his proficiency in investigating 1-13 fraudulent documents, Trooper Cottle proved himself to be a lawman 1-14 of great integrity and ability who upheld the time-honored oath of 1-15 protecting and serving his fellow citizens; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Through his hard work and caring nature, he earned 1-17 the respect and admiration of his peers; moreover, his valuable 1-18 efforts and important contributions helped make his community a 1-19 better place; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Those who choose to devote themselves to the field 1-21 of law enforcement are among the most dedicated of all public 1-22 servants and daily risk their lives while striving to keep citizens 1-23 out of harm's way; Trooper Cottle is the 76th DPS officer to die in 1-24 the line of duty; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, his spirit and 2-2 enduring legacy will continue to contribute to the well-being of 2-3 our state for years to come; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-5 hereby pay tribute to the life of Richard Dale Cottle and extend 2-6 sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, 2-7 Marsha; to his daughter, Crystal; to his son, Chatt, who is a DPS 2-8 Capitol trooper; and to his other relatives, friends, and 2-9 colleagues; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-11 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 2-12 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in 2-13 memory of Richard Dale Cottle. Dunnam Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 290 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 23, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 290 was adopted by the Senate on May 24, 2001, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor