H.R. No. 1604


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Officer Bruce Seix of the Grand Prairie Police Department has risen above and beyond the call of duty, and his heroic actions indeed merit special legislative recognition; and WHEREAS, On June 18, 2004, Officer Seix and Sergeant Greg Hunter were involved in a shooting that left Sgt. Hunter and the assailant dead and Officer Seix critically wounded; and WHEREAS, In recognition of his valor on this occasion, as well as his exceptional tenure with the department, Officer Seix has been awarded a number of accolades, including the Police Shield, the Medal of Honor, and the Greater Dallas Crime Commission Officer of the Year award for 2004; and WHEREAS, This exemplary Texan has been a valuable member of the department since 1995 and has served with the TAC team and as a motorcycle officer, detective, and patrol officer; prior to his career in Grand Prairie, he worked as a jailer and peace officer with the Victoria County Sheriff's Office; and WHEREAS, Bruce Seix has distinguished himself as a police officer of unwavering courage, and it is most fitting to honor him for his heroism and his dedication to ensuring public safety; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature hereby commend Bruce Seix on his outstanding record of service as a police officer and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Officer Seix as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. 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. 1604 was adopted by the House on May 11, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House