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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Sheriffs' Association of Texas has established |
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the Texas Peacemaker Award to pay tribute to law enforcement |
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professionals who have exemplified, over the course of their |
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careers, an extraordinary devotion to the public good and to the |
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communities they have served; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in honor of the late Tieman H. Dippel, |
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who served as sheriff of Washington County from 1940 to 1961, this |
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prestigious accolade is given to a peace officer who has endeavored |
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to bring out the best in people, to recognize the dignity of others, |
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and to serve as a role model and mentor for the younger generation |
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of law enforcement officers; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Peacemaker Award recipient for 2005 was |
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Aransas County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Rick McLester; Chief |
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Deputy McLester is a native of Aransas County who has worked for the |
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county for more than 25 years; he is a past fire chief and lifetime |
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member of the Rockport Volunteer Fire Department; he is also an |
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active member and past president of the Rockport Lions Club; and |
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WHEREAS, The high standard of living enjoyed by Texans is |
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made possible by the brave men and women who put their lives in |
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harm's way each day they serve on duty in Lone Star neighborhoods |
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and roadways, and the citizens of Texas join together in saluting |
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the efforts of Rick McLester, recipient of the 2005 Texas |
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Peacemaker Award, and the myriad contributions made by the officers |
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and members of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Sheriffs' Association of Texas on |
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its sponsorship of the Texas Peacemaker Award and congratulate the |
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2005 recipient of that award, Aransas County Sheriff's Office Chief |
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Deputy Rick McLester; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for Chief Deputy McLester and for the Sheriffs' Association of |
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Texas as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |