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                                                                  H.R. No. 1056



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends of Leroy Mouser, former deputy 
chief of the Houston Police Department and chief of the Pasadena 
Police Department, were deeply saddened by the passing of this 
esteemed retired officer on April 15, 2003, at the age of 78; and
	WHEREAS, A Houston native born on March 25, 1925, Chief 
Mouser graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in 1942; then, he 
joined the U.S. Marine Corps and proudly served in the Philippines 
and on Okinawa; in 1953, he earned a bachelor's degree in police 
administration from the University of Houston; and
	WHEREAS, The remarkable life of Chief Mouser encapsulated his 
own version of the American dream; through hard work and 
determination, he rose up from being a shoe shine boy to become a 
police chief, demonstrating the highest ideals of integrity and 
self-determination; and
	WHEREAS, At the age of nine, he shined shoes at the old 
Houston police station to help support his family during the hard 
times of the 1930s; in 1941, he joined the Houston Police Department 
as a messenger boy; after his military service, Chief Mouser 
rejoined the Houston Police Department as a motorcycle officer and 
later served in the police training school and in the radio patrol, 
juvenile, and traffic divisions; named inspector in 1968, he was 
promoted to deputy chief in the 1970s; and
	WHEREAS, Chief Mouser retired from the Houston Police 
Department in 1976 after 35 years of service; that same year, he 
became chief of the Pasadena Police Department and served in that 
capacity until 1979; and
	WHEREAS, Active in professional and civic organizations, 
Chief Mouser made numerous contributions as president of the 
Houston Police Federal Credit Union and member of the Houston 
Police Burial Fund; he belonged to VFW Post 6010 and participated in 
the Boy Scouts of America, receiving the Silver Beaver Award; he 
also attended Park Place Lutheran Church in Houston for many years 
and received the Lutheran Church Lamb Award; and
	WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Chief Mouser met his wife of 55 
years while working at the Houston Police Department, where she was 
employed as a filing clerk; they were married in 1947, and their 
special union was blessed with three sons; and
	WHEREAS, Leroy Mouser strove tirelessly to protect and serve 
the people of the Houston area, and his spirit will not soon be 
forgotten; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Chief Leroy 
Mouser and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family:  to 
his beloved wife, Irene Alice Mouser; to his son Michael Roy Mouser 
and his wife, Janet; to his son, William Carl "Billy" Mouser and his 
wife, Bobbi; to his son Larry Wayne Mouser and his wife, Mandy; to 
his grandchildren, Steven, Brian, Brett, Blake, Joshua, and Katelyn 
Mouser; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Leroy 
Mouser.

                                                                          Farrar


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1056 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 23, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House