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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 877
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In Memory |
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of |
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Randy White |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Perrin and Bridgeport and Texans across the state in |
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mourning the loss of Bridgeport Police Sergeant Randy White, who |
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died April 2, 2009, at the age of 32; and |
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WHEREAS, Randy White had worked for the Bridgeport Police |
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Department for five years and was the first Bridgeport police |
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officer killed in the line of duty; his death is a tragic reminder |
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of the sacrifices made daily by the members of law enforcement |
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and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, Randy was an outstanding police officer who was |
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respected and admired by his colleagues and by all who knew him; a |
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member of the Special Weapons and Tactics team, a field training |
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officer, and a patrol supervisor, he was renowned for his |
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courage, his reliability, and his compassion for others; and |
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WHEREAS, He was born in Oklahoma City on March 21, 1977, to |
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Dewayne and Judy White; a devout Christian who lived his faith in |
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his daily life, Randy was a member of the First Baptist Church in |
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Perrin; he was a thoughtful, humble gentleman known for his love |
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for his family and his enthusiastic support of the Oklahoma |
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Sooners; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and son, and he |
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leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by his |
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family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Randy |
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White and extend sincere condolences to his bereaved family: his |
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wife, Janet; his daughter, Jadyn; his mother, Judy White; his |
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father and stepmother, Dewayne and Lu White; his sister, Angie |
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White; his brother, Michael White; and his grandmother, Norma |
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Henley; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy, and that when |
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the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bridgeport |
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Police Officer Randy White. |
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Estes |
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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 May 8, 2009, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |