R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Texas State Trooper Randall W. Vetter of New 1-2 Braunfels died tragically on August 7, 2000, from a wound received 1-3 in the line of duty, and the Texas House of Representatives would 1-4 like to pay tribute to this gallant peace officer; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Trooper Vetter was a six-year veteran of the Texas 1-6 Department of Public Safety; he had recently been stationed in San 1-7 Marcos and was shot and fatally wounded during a routine traffic 1-8 stop; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Randall Vetter graduated from Saint Edward's 1-10 University summa cum laude in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in 1-11 criminal justice; because of his excellence as a student, he was 1-12 encouraged to go to graduate school or law school, but he chose to 1-13 serve the citizens of Texas in law enforcement with the Department 1-14 of Public Safety; and 1-15 WHEREAS, A scholarship has been established in his honor at 1-16 his alma mater, Saint Edward's University, and it is the Randall W. 1-17 Vetter Memorial Scholarship; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Known as an intelligent and capable officer, Officer 1-19 Vetter learned quickly and needed little supervision; respected by 1-20 his fellow officers, Trooper Vetter quickly established himself as 1-21 a premier accident investigator; he had a gift for looking at an 1-22 accident scene and figuring out exactly what had happened, and he 1-23 was always happy to help out other officers; and 1-24 WHEREAS, Randall Vetter was a family man; he and his wife, 2-1 Cynthia, were the happy parents of an eight-month-old son, Robert; 2-2 and 2-3 WHEREAS, A man of great ability and unquestioned integrity, 2-4 Trooper Vetter was a courageous man who risked his life every day 2-5 to protect the lives and property of our citizens; and 2-6 WHEREAS, This exceptional officer was a man of great bravery 2-7 whose strong sense of duty was reflected in a deep commitment to 2-8 the welfare of others; and 2-9 WHEREAS, The courage and personal sacrifice of this exemplary 2-10 officer and public servant in the line of duty will constantly 2-11 remind others of his deep devotion to the importance of a fair and 2-12 effective law enforcement system; and 2-13 WHEREAS, Trooper Vetter was a loyal friend and outstanding 2-14 law enforcement officer, and his memory will be cherished by all 2-15 who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it 2-16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-17 Legislature hereby honor the life and memory of Trooper Randall W. 2-18 Vetter and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: 2-19 to his wife, Cynthia; to his son, Robert; to his father, Kermit 2-20 Vetter; and to his many other friends and relatives; and, be it 2-21 further 2-22 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-23 prepared for the members of his family as an expression of deepest 2-24 sympathy, and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns 2-25 this day, it do so in memory of Trooper Randall W. Vetter. Green Kuempel 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 _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 98 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 21, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House