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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Deputy Sheriff Paul Steven Habelt of the Henderson |
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County Sheriff's Department lost his life in the line of duty on May |
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17, 2007, at the age of 63, and his tragic death has brought great |
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sorrow to all who knew this esteemed law enforcement professional; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Just hours after attending an annual memorial |
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service for fallen police personnel as part of National Peace |
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Officers Month, Deputy Habelt was killed while investigating a |
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domestic disturbance; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Pacific Grove, California, Paul Steven |
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Habelt was born on October 1, 1943, to Milton and Florence Beamish |
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Habelt; he attended public school in the San Francisco Bay area and |
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ably served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman; and |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Habelt was a peace officer for 43 years, |
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beginning his career with the Oakland Police Department; he later |
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served with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department before retiring |
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due to an injury he received in the line of duty; and |
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WHEREAS, After moving to Henderson County in 1993, Deputy |
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Habelt joined the Henderson County Sheriff's Department the |
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following year; during his tenure, he held the ranks of patrol |
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deputy, sergeant, lieutenant, and investigator, and he performed |
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his duties with pride and professionalism; and |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Habelt was a resident of Eustace and was a |
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member of Chapter No. 28 of the Blue Knights and the Henderson |
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County Peace Officers Association; a respected member of his |
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community, he cared deeply for the welfare and well-being of his |
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fellow citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his loved ones and law enforcement |
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colleagues are understandably saddened by his passing, they may |
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take some comfort in their fond memories of Paul Steven Habelt, a |
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police officer whose achievements during his years on this earth |
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are deserving of the greatest respect and admiration; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Paul Steven Habelt and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Nita Habelt; to his sons, Christopher Habelt and Christopher |
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Stanberry; to his daughters, Stacey Marckese and Kristie Scherbak; |
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to his 13 grandchildren; and to the other relatives, friends, and |
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fellow officers of this dedicated lawman; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Deputy Paul |
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Steven Habelt. |