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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The tragic death of Senior Corporal Norman Stephen |
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Smith in the line of duty on January 6, 2009, at the age of 43, has |
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brought a profoundly felt loss to the family and many friends of |
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this esteemed Dallas police officer; and |
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WHEREAS, Senior Corporal Smith joined the Dallas P.D. in |
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1991, and worked for more than a decade in the department's gang |
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unit, where he distinguished himself as an expert in his field who |
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cared deeply about the well-being of his community; dedicated to |
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eradicating violence from the streets of South Dallas, he helped |
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homicide detectives solve eight murders in a two-month period by |
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helping to identify the suspects and make arrests; and |
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WHEREAS, Senior Corporal Smith's exceptional efforts were |
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recognized with a number of honors, including an award from the |
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North Texas Crime Commission for his work with Project Safe |
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Neighborhoods and a departmental certificate of merit for helping |
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to shut down two Pleasant Grove-based gangs; moreover, he was named |
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a Texas Gang Investigators Association Officer of the Year in 2006; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in France, Norm Smith attended a military |
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boarding school in Dover, England, and went on to finish high school |
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in Kaufman; he served this country as a member of the U.S. Marine |
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Corps and later became a Kaufman County sheriff's deputy; and |
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WHEREAS, While working for the Dallas County Sheriff's |
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Department, he met the woman with whom he would spend the rest of |
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his life; he was a loving husband to Dallas Police Lieutenant Regina |
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Smith for nearly two decades, and together they raised two |
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children, Clenique and Karlis; and |
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WHEREAS, Those individuals who dedicate themselves to |
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protecting and defending their fellow citizens are deserving of the |
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heartfelt gratitude of every Texan, and the family, friends, and |
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colleagues of this remarkable man will forever carry his memory |
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close in their hearts; 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 |
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Norman Stephen Smith and extend deepest sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Lieutenant Regina Smith; to his daughter, |
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Clenique L. Williams; to his son, Karlis Smith; to his mother and |
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stepfather, Carolyn and Dana Long; to his sister, Michelle; to his |
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granddaughter, Marich; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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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 Senior |
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Corporal Norman Stephen Smith. |
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Anchia |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1618 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 4, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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