| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues are mourning the |
|
|
untimely passing of Jim Wilson of Granite Shoals, who was the former |
|
|
county sheriff of Williamson County; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The son of Houghton H. and Lona Mae Wilson, Mr. |
|
|
Wilson served his nation in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, in |
|
|
the A/501st Aviation Battalion, 71st Assault Helicopter Company in |
|
|
Chu Lai; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Over the course of his 30-year career in law |
|
|
enforcement, Mr. Wilson worked as a jailer, investigator, deputy, |
|
|
and chief deputy for the Williamson County Sheriff's Department, |
|
|
investigating and resolving cases involving drug networks, rape, |
|
|
murder, and theft; subsequently, he served four terms as the |
|
|
constable of Precinct 2 of Williamson County; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Certified as a master peace officer, this dedicated |
|
|
law enforcement professional served as Williamson County sheriff in |
|
|
2004; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Committed to his community as well as to his |
|
|
profession, Sheriff Wilson coached basketball, community football, |
|
|
T-ball, and Little League baseball in Liberty Hill; he was a charter |
|
|
member of the Liberty Hill VFW Post 8200 and Past Master of the |
|
|
Leander Masonic Lodge; his contributions were recognized by the |
|
|
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Texas with the Law Officer of |
|
|
the Year Award and by the Cedar Park VFW with a Civic Leader award; |
|
|
and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father, Sheriff Wilson will be |
|
|
remembered as a man who loved serving his community, and through his |
|
|
actions as a soldier and as a law enforcement officer, he |
|
|
contributed immeasurably to his state and nation; now, therefore, |
|
|
be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jim Wilson of |
|
|
Granite Shoals and offer sincere condolences to the members of his |
|
|
family: to his wife, Patches Wilson; to his sons, Josh Wilson, |
|
|
Brandon Wilson, and Mark Dishman; to his sisters, Donna Childress |
|
|
and Sue Bagby and her husband, Dale; to his two granddaughters and |
|
|
two grandsons; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be |
|
|
it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
|
|
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jim Wilson. |
| |
|
|
Gattis |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Speaker of the House |
| |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 2657 was unanimously adopted by a |
|
|
rising vote of the House on May 25, 2007. |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
| |