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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 111
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Captain Jimmy M. Holland, who is retiring from the |
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Friendswood Police Department after more than 35 years of |
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exemplary service in law enforcement; and |
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WHEREAS, Captain Holland began his career in law |
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enforcement as a reserve police officer in Irving before serving |
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in Vietnam as a military policeman with the United States Army; |
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following his military service, he returned to Texas, where, in |
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1977, he became the sixth full-time peace officer for the City of |
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Friendswood; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Captain Holland has held many |
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important positions within the department, including interim |
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police chief, and has seen it grow from a small-town force of six |
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officers and one dispatcher to a modern police department with 57 |
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sworn officers, 28 civilian employees, and such state-of-the-art |
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technology as mobile data computers; and |
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WHEREAS, A role model for his fellow officers and an |
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ambassador to the community, Captain Holland has |
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enthusiastically undertaken such vital tasks as overseeing the |
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construction of the city's new public safety facility and |
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supervising logistical operations on a day-to-day basis and |
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during crises like Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Ike; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary peace officer, Captain Holland is |
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respected and admired by civilians and fellow officers for his |
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professionalism, his loyalty, and his commitment to excellence, |
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and his presence at the Friendswood Police Department will be |
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greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Captain Jimmy M. |
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Holland on his exceptional service to the people of Friendswood |
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and extend to him best wishes for continued success in all his |
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future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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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 June 27, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |