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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The residents of El Paso County lost a dedicated |
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public servant with the passing of El Paso County Sheriff Leo |
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Samaniego on December 28, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Sheriff Samaniego served his fellow citizens with |
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distinction during a career in law enforcement that spanned more |
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than half a century; after a tenure in the U.S. Navy, he joined the |
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El Paso Police Department, where his hard work and determination |
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earned him a number of promotions through the years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1984, he retired from the El Paso Police |
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Department as deputy chief; he was elected sheriff that same year, |
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and under his able guidance, the office more than doubled in size |
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and earned national accreditation for law enforcement and two |
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jails, becoming the first sheriff's office in the state to |
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accomplish such an achievement; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to know Leo Samaniego will |
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long remember his dedication to his West Texas community, and |
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although he is greatly missed, his legacy lives on in the |
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institutions he nurtured and in the myriad accomplishments he |
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leaves behind; 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 Sheriff Leo Samaniego |
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and extend sincere sympathy to all those who mourn his passing; and, |
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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 Leo |
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Samaniego. |