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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel David McEathron retired from the |
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Texas Department of Public Safety on August 31, 2008, drawing to a |
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close a notable career in law enforcement that spanned more than |
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three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, Colonel McEathron |
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received his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Southwest |
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Texas State University; he is also a graduate of the police |
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administrative training program at the Traffic Institute of |
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Northwestern University; and |
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WHEREAS, Embarking on his law enforcement career in 1975 as a |
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city police officer, Colonel McEathron joined DPS two years later |
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as a state trooper in Rio Grande City; advancing to the rank of |
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major in the highway patrol division, he was then appointed |
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assistant chief and, subsequently, chief of the traffic law |
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enforcement division, where he served for 23 years; and |
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WHEREAS, On March 1, 2000, Colonel McEathron became assistant |
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director of DPS, and his commitment to protecting the lives, |
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properties, rights, and privileges of his fellow Texans has greatly |
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benefited the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career, in every post he has held, |
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this exemplary law enforcement professional has earned the respect |
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and admiration of his colleagues, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Lieutenant Colonel David McEathron on his |
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retirement as assistant director of the Texas Department of Public |
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Safety and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success |
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and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lieutenant Colonel McEathron as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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| Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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| Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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| Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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| Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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| Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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| Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Pena |
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| Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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| Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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| Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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| Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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| Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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| Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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| Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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| Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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| Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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| Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 59 was adopted by the House on March |
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4, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 59 was adopted by the Senate on |
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March 4, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |