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  H.C.R. No. 58
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, After more than four decades of exemplary service,
  Colonel Thomas A. Davis, Jr., retired from the Texas Department of
  Public Safety on August 31, 2008; and
         WHEREAS, Tommy Davis joined the Texas Department of Public
  Safety on November 18, 1964; following his graduation from the DPS
  Academy, he worked in Houston at the Driver License Service, the
  Highway Patrol Service, and the Criminal Intelligence Service; he
  transferred to Austin in 1983, with his promotion to sergeant, and
  he subsequently became assistant service commander; and
         WHEREAS, Through the years, Colonel Davis took on
  ever-increasing responsibility as assistant chief and chief of the
  Criminal Law Enforcement Division; he was named assistant director
  of the agency in 1996, and he skillfully led DPS as its director
  from March 1, 2000, until his retirement; and
         WHEREAS, This esteemed public servant further distinguished
  himself as a board member of the Texas Board of Private
  Investigators and Private Security Agencies, the Automobile
  Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority, and the Fleetwood Memorial
  Foundation; a longtime member of the International Association of
  Chiefs of Police, he also holds master and instructor licenses with
  the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and
  Education; and
         WHEREAS, The commitment, professionalism, and leadership of
  Tommy Davis have greatly benefited the people of Texas, and his
  steadfast efforts in behalf of public safety have earned him the
  lasting respect and admiration of all who have been privileged to
  work with him; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby congratulate Colonel Thomas A. Davis, Jr., on his retirement
  as director of the Texas Department of Public Safety and honor him
  for his numerous contributions to the state; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Colonel Davis as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
 
  Driver
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Pena
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 58 was adopted by the House on March
  4, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 58 was adopted by the Senate on
  March 4, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor