H.R. No. 1603
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends deeply mourned the passing of
Grand Prairie Police Sergeant Gregory Lei Hunter on June 18, 2004,
and now seek to still the pain of their loss by remembering his
strength, courage, and spirit; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Hunter lost his life while bravely
assisting a fellow officer, Bruce Seix, during a shooting in a
parking lot near Interstate 20; and
WHEREAS, Born on October 1, 1949, in New York City, Sergeant
Hunter moved to Texas to play basketball for Ranger Junior College
and The University of Texas at Arlington; he earned his bachelor's
degree in criminal justice from Dallas Baptist University and
joined the Grand Prairie Police Department as the first African
American officer hired by the city to be commissioned by the Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement; and
WHEREAS, During his nearly 30-year tenure in law enforcement,
Sergeant Hunter worked in various departments, including field
operations, CID, special investigations/narcotics, personnel and
training, and the Tarrant County task force; a mentor to many
officers, rookies, and civilian employees, he served as a patrol
sergeant at the time of his untimely passing; and
WHEREAS, Honored for his accomplishments in law enforcement,
this esteemed professional earned numerous performance and service
awards and received 31 letters of commendation from residents of
Grand Prairie, fellow officers, and the Boy Scouts of America; and
WHEREAS, A loving father and husband, Sergeant Hunter was a
deeply humble and spiritual man; he was a much-treasured member of
his community and will be missed by all those who were privileged to
know him and by those who were touched by his deep commitment to
protecting the citizens of our state; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Gregory Lei Hunter and
extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
Denise; to his daughters, Erin, Lindsay, and Kimberly; to his son,
Greg; 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 Sergeant
Gregory Hunter.
Allen of Dallas
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1603 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 11, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House