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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 2004 Texas Peacemaker Award recipient was R. L. |
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McFarlin, who had served with distinction as Sheriff of Hansford |
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County beginning in 1973; Sheriff McFarlin was active in community |
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organizations serving the youth of Hansford County; he had also |
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been president of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas and the |
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Panhandle Peace Officers Association, helped to establish the |
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Lawman of the Year/Greg McFarlin-Max Banks Award, and was the |
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recipient of the Tom Tellepsen Award and a Life Saving Award for |
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rescuing a woman from a burning home; 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 R. L. McFarlin, recipient of the 2004 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 recognize the |
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2004 recipient of that award, former Hansford County Sheriff R. L. |
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McFarlin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the family of Sheriff McFarlin and for the Sheriffs' |
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Association of Texas as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |