R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Sergeant David Michael Furrh of the Gonzales County 1-2 Sheriff's Department was killed in the line of duty on December 6, 1-3 2000, at the age of 40, and his death was a loss not only to his 1-4 family and to his fellow peace officers but to the entire 1-5 community; and 1-6 WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan exemplified in his personal and 1-7 professional conduct the virtues of courage, integrity, and 1-8 unwavering dedication, and his commitment to the law enforcement 1-9 profession, as well as to the community he served, earned him the 1-10 respect of all who knew him; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Born on August 8, 1960, in Houston to Hank and 1-12 Annebelle Furrh, he was expected to one day take over the family 1-13 business but instead found his true calling as a peace officer and 1-14 went on to serve with numerous law enforcement organizations, 1-15 including the Lavaca County Sheriff's Department and the Moulton 1-16 Police Department; a member of the Gonzales County Sheriff's 1-17 Department for the past three years, he had worked for the 1-18 department as a narcotics investigator for 18 months during his 1-19 tenure; and 1-20 WHEREAS, This devoted family man treasured his relationship 1-21 with his wife, Tollie, and his three children, Terri Lynn, Michael, 1-22 and Kale; in his leisure time he served on the boards of the 1-23 Moulton Independent School District and the Moulton medical clinic 1-24 and as a member of the Sheriffs Association of Texas, Zion Lutheran 2-1 Church of Moulton, and the Southwestern Pool Association; and 2-2 WHEREAS, He had a particular love for children and, over the 2-3 course of his career, Sergeant Furrh was instrumental in the 2-4 formation of several Blue Santa programs at law enforcement 2-5 agencies with which he was involved; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Sergeant Furrh's life reflected a deep commitment to 2-7 the welfare of others; though his life has been cut tragically 2-8 short, his memory will live on in the hearts and minds of the 2-9 countless people whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant David 2-12 Michael Furrh and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his 2-13 family: to his wife, Tollie Pakebusch Furrh; to his children, Terri 2-14 Lynn, Michael, and Kale Furrh; to his parents, Hank and Annebelle 2-15 Furrh; to his sisters, Kathryn Wagner and Karen Dierschke; and to 2-16 the many other friends and relatives of this fine man; and, be it 2-17 further 2-18 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-19 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 2-20 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-21 Sergeant David Michael Furrh. Morrison 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. 328 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 21, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House