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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 201
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In Memory |
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Louie W. White |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Captain Louie W. |
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White, who died December 27, 2008, at the age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, Louie White was born in Mexia and moved to Austin |
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to be with his older sister; he graduated from L. C. Anderson High |
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School and attended Huston-Tillotson College; he joined the |
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Austin Police Department in 1959 after graduating from the Austin |
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Police Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, He served with distinction in the Austin Police |
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Department for over 29 years until his retirement in 1988; in the |
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early days of his career, he battled racism while serving as one |
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of the department's first black officers; he persevered and |
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became a captain and later was a leader in the department's |
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diversity hiring initiative in the 1970s; and |
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WHEREAS, Captain White enforced the law on Austin's streets |
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and was a courageous and highly respected officer; in 1972, he |
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risked his life to save a hostage, and he was awarded the |
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department's Medal of Valor for his heroic actions; he |
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represented the highest ideals of the law enforcement |
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profession, and throughout his life, he dedicated his time and |
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energy to making the department a better organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Louie White was an exemplary gentleman who was |
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known for his strong character and his many contributions to his |
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community; a devout Christian, he was active in his church and |
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was noted for his 15-year commitment to portraying Christ in "The |
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Pilgrimage to the Cross" at the Rosewood Parks and Recreation |
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Center; he served for 20 years on the board of the Austin chapter |
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of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored |
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People; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of integrity and generosity, he gave |
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unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, warmth, and valued counsel |
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will not be forgotten by those who knew him; and |
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WHEREAS, Louie White was devoted to his family, friends, |
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and community, and he will long be remembered with affection and |
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appreciation by all who were privileged to share in his life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Captain Louie W. White: his wife, Lois J. White; his |
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son, Louie White, Jr.; his daughters, Diana Alexander, Debra |
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White, Patricia Hunter, and Jacqueline Michelle Howard; and his |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy |
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from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Captain Louie W. White. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 17, 2009, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |