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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The people of Houston lost a brave and dedicated |
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public servant when police officer Timothy Scott Abernethy was |
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killed in the line of duty on December 7, 2008, at the age of 43; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Corpus Christi, Tim Abernethy was born |
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on April 12, 1965; following in his father's footsteps, he joined |
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the United States Navy, and he worked as a submarine electronics |
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technician for nearly eight years; during that time, he met his |
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future wife, Stephanie, who was also serving in the Navy; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Abernethy graduated from the Houston Police |
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Academy in 1997 and quickly began to distinguish himself through |
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his commitment and professionalism; he served on the Houston Police |
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Department's dive team, bike patrol, and gang unit and earned two |
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HPD Life Saving Awards; he completed his bachelor's degree while |
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serving the department, and in summer 2008, he was accepted for bomb |
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squad training; demonstrating an outstanding work ethic, he put in |
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many extra hours back at his desk after each day he spent in |
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training sessions; moreover, he also shared his time as a board |
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member for the Houston Police Officers Union; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his quiet faith and courtesy to the |
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public, Officer Abernethy led by example; he was devoted to his |
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family and loved to talk about his daughter, Olivia, a graduate of |
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Texas A&M University, and his son, Timothy, who joined the U.S. |
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Navy; fellow officers admired his courage and integrity and enjoyed |
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the sly wit that lay beneath his solemn manner; and |
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WHEREAS, Tim Abernethy was an exceptional police officer who |
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set and achieved the highest standards, and he will be remembered |
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not only for his great sacrifice, but for the way he lived each day |
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in service to others; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Officer Timothy Scott |
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Abernethy and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Stephanie Abernethy; to his daughter, Olivia Ann |
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Abernethy; to his son, Timothy Scott Abernethy, Jr.; to his |
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parents, Charles and Margaret Abernethy; to his sisters, Evelyn |
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Campbell and her husband, Doug, and Margaret Ann Salazar and her |
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husband, Pete; to his brothers, Brian Abernethy, David Abernethy |
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and his wife, Ganjana, and Phillip Abernethy and his wife, Carrie; |
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and to his other relatives and friends; 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 Tim |
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Abernethy. |