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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Raul Arrendondo retired from the Del Rio |
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Police Department on January 31, 2007, drawing to a close a notable |
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career in law enforcement that spanned over three decades of |
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service to the people of Del Rio; and |
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WHEREAS, Raul Arrendondo joined the department as a patrol |
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officer on April 7, 1975; he was promoted to the rank of sergeant in |
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1982 and assigned to the Enforcement Division as a patrol |
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supervisor; and |
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WHEREAS, For his actions in the high- and swift-water rescue |
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of citizens during the flood of 1998, this courageous officer was |
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awarded the department's Medal of Valor that same year; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the Administrative Division as the |
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equipment sergeant in 1999, Sergeant Arrendondo returned to the |
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Enforcement Division in 2006 and worked in the capacity of desk |
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sergeant until his retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Raul Arrendondo's dedication to duty, |
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professionalism, and commitment to excellence have greatly |
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benefited the citizens of Del Rio and earned him the respect and |
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admiration of his fellow officers; he may indeed reflect with pride |
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on a career well-spent as he begins the next chapter of his life; |
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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 Raul Arrendondo on his retirement |
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from the Del Rio Police Department and extend sincere best wishes to |
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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 Arrendondo as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gonzalez Toureilles |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1769 was adopted by the House on May |
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18, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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