78R17894 MW-D

By:  Cook of Navarro                                              H.R. No. 1593



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Retiring from the Freestone County Sheriff's 
Department, Captain Hugh D. Whitaker is being honored for a 
lifetime of service to county citizens; and
	WHEREAS, A marine corporal who received the Purple Heart for 
his service in World War II and the former constable of Precinct #2 
in Freestone County, Captain Whitaker has served as captain of 
reserve deputies since 1968 and chief deputy sheriff since 1995; 
among his many accomplishments are the establishment of the 
Freestone County Reserve Deputies and the organization of Freestone 
County Emergency Corps,  which he has served as coordinator for the 
past 48 years; and
	WHEREAS, This Sam Houston State University graduate is past 
president of the Fairfield Lions and Rotary clubs, member of the 
Fairfield EMS board, the Freestone County Museum Board, and the 
Texas and national sheriff's associations, and a 29-year teacher 
and school administrator; and
	WHEREAS, The noteworthy law enforcement career of Captain 
Whitaker has been of lasting benefit to the lives of his fellow 
Freestone County residents, who enjoy a safer society and higher 
quality of life because of his many years of hard work and 
dedication; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Captain Hugh D. Whitaker on his 
retirement from the Freestone County Sheriff's Department and 
extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Captain Whitaker as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.