SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 32

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize Captain Daurence "Buck" Grainger on the occasion of his retirement from the Mesquite Fire Department after 31 years of loyal service; and

WHEREAS, Buck Grainger started his career with the Mesquite Fire Department on January 26, 1976, at Station 1; at the time, Station 1 was the central dispatching center, and Buck also served as a dispatcher; and

WHEREAS, He later worked at Stations 2 and 5 on the ambulance and transferred to Station 6 when he was promoted to driver/engineer on January 26, 1985; he was promoted to lieutenant on April 11, 1988, and returned to Station 5; since earning the rank of captain on January 5, 1994, he has worked at Station 7; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his career with the Mesquite Fire Department, Buck Grainger demonstrated superior emergency operations skills and was well known for his dedication and dependability; and

WHEREAS, An exemplary employee, Buck is greatly admired and respected by his colleagues, and his presence in the Mesquite Fire Department will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 80th Legislature, hereby commend Captain Daurence Grainger for his exceptional service and his many contributions to the Mesquite Fire Department and extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. Deue ll

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on January 23, 2007.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate