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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Combined Law Enforcement |
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Associations of Texas are holding their 12th biennial Texas Peace |
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Officers' Memorial Ceremony on May 4, 2009, and this solemn event |
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provides a fitting opportunity to honor those heroic public |
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servants who placed themselves in harm's way to safeguard the lives |
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and property of their fellow Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, Citizens throughout the state appreciate the brave |
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officers who, by their selfless dedication to the public welfare, |
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enable us to enjoy the benefits of a peaceful and orderly society; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, These men and women willingly risk their lives each |
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day in order to investigate crimes and to patrol our roadways, |
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communities, prisons, parks, and borderlands; moreover, they |
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respond in times of crisis, and they also work to educate the public |
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about crime prevention, adherence to the law, and safety awareness; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Senior Corporal Mark Timothy Nix of the Dallas |
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Police Department exemplified in his professional conduct the |
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virtues of courage, dedication, and fortitude throughout his seven |
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years of service with the department; and |
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WHEREAS, On March 23, 2007, Mark Timothy Nix was killed in the |
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line of duty, and his untimely death represents a tragic loss to his |
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family, to his fellow officers, and to the entire community; and |
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WHEREAS, The heroism of Mark Timothy Nix has earned this |
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esteemed Texan our deepest gratitude, which the passage of time can |
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never diminish; 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 Senior Corporal Mark |
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Timothy Nix of the Dallas Police Department and extend deepest |
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sympathy to his loved ones; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mark |
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Timothy Nix. |
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Alvarado |
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 |
Peña |
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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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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1451 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 22, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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