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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Henderson County and the members of |
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the Henderson County Sheriff's Department lost a great friend and |
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public servant when Deputy Sheriff Tony Price Ogburn died in the |
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line of duty on May 17, 2007, at the age of 61; and |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Ogburn was killed while investigating a |
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domestic disturbance, and his tragic death came on the same day that |
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he had joined with fellow officers to honor fallen police personnel |
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as part of the annual observance of National Peace Officers Month; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Log Cabin, Tony Ogburn was born in |
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Norfolk, Virginia, and served in the U.S. Army before pursuing a |
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career in radio and music production; he was employed as a disc |
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jockey and music director at radio stations in Dallas, Los Angeles, |
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Arlington, and Chicago; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ogburn worked as a supervisor with Dallas Area |
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Rapid Transit before relocating to Henderson County; a five-year |
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veteran of the Henderson County Sheriff's Department, he also |
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served with the Malakoff Police Department, and he was a |
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32nd-degree Mason; and |
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WHEREAS, Tony Price Ogburn was admired and respected by the |
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members of Henderson County's close-knit law enforcement |
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community; he was a dedicated professional who endeavored to make a |
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positive difference in the lives of his fellow citizens, and he will |
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be deeply missed by those who were fortunate enough to have known |
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him; now, 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 Tony Price Ogburn and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Pat Ogburn; to his sons, Ralph L. Ogburn and his wife, Shaunda, and |
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Tony Ogburn; to his daughters, Mary "Peaches" Wilson and her |
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husband, John, and Deborah Ogburn; to his 14 grandchildren; and to |
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the other relatives, friends, and fellow officers of this esteemed |
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law enforcement professional; 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 |
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Sheriff Tony Price Ogburn. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2857 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 28, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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