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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Phillip Badillo of the Baytown Police |
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Department has retired after a lengthy and outstanding career in |
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public service; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Alabama, Phillip Badillo served his country |
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in the United States Army before joining the Baytown Police |
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Department in 1968; and |
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WHEREAS, After less than two years with the BPD, Officer |
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Badillo received his Basic Peace Officer's Certificate, and he went |
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on to earn his instructor's certificate from the Commission on Law |
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Enforcement Officer Standards and Education as well as |
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certification from the National Academy of Police Driving |
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Instructors; in addition, he holds an Advanced Peace Officer's |
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Certification and a Master Peace Officer's Certification, the |
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highest certification offered by the Commission on Law Enforcement |
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Officer Standards and Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Badillo trained three out of four captains |
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serving in the BPD today; after he became the Baytown Police |
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training coordinator in 1992, he was instrumental in the |
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refurbishment of the Baytown Police Range and in the building of the |
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Robert P. Merchant Police Academy; in 1984 he was also one of the |
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founders of the Baytown Police Honor Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Badillo's many citations and awards |
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include the Honorable Conduct Medal with Gold Star, indicating more |
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than 35 years of honorable service with the department; he has also |
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earned the Emergency Service Ribbon with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster |
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for extended service in two major disasters and the Armed Forces |
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Service Ribbon; and |
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WHEREAS, With 38 years on the job, Sergeant Badillo served |
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with the BPD longer than any other officer and was also the |
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longest-serving sergeant in the department; throughout his |
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exemplary career, he greatly contributed to the safety of the |
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citizens of Baytown and to the professionalism and high standards |
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of the Baytown Police Department; in so doing, he earned the |
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gratitude of the citizens of Baytown and the enduring respect of his |
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fellow peace officers; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sergeant Phillip Badillo on his |
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retirement from the Baytown Police Department and extend sincere |
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best wishes to him for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Sergeant Badillo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Smith of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1521 was adopted by the House on May |
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4, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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