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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Officer Leonard Allen Reed of the Cedar Park Police |
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Department was killed in the line of duty on August 18, 2010, at the |
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age of 41, and his untimely death was a tragic loss to his family, to |
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his fellow peace officers, and to the citizens of Cedar Park; and |
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WHEREAS, A Central Texas native, Leonard Reed was born in |
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Austin to Leon and Janice Reed; as a young man, he demonstrated |
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exceptional determination and commitment to achieving his goals, |
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and his ability to overcome obstacles made him a role model to many; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Reed served his country with the U.S. Navy |
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and joined the Cedar Park Police Department in 2006; he worked in |
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the schools division as a resource officer at Vista Ridge High |
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School during the 2007-2008 school year, and he had recently begun |
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training to become a motorcycle patrol officer; known and admired |
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by his colleagues for his outgoing, affable nature, he earned the |
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title of Officer of the Year in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, he was a loving husband to his wife |
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of 16 years, Cynthia, and a dedicated father to his two sons, |
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Domenic and DeMitri; and |
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WHEREAS, Devotion to family and community formed the |
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foundation on which this highly respected public servant built his |
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life, and he will long be remembered for his commitment to helping |
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others; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Leonard Allen Reed |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Cynthia Dianne Reed; to his sons, Domenic and DeMitri; to his |
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father, Leon Reed, Sr., and stepmother, Alfreda Reed; to his |
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brother, Leon Reed, Jr., and his wife, Donna; to his sister, Barbara |
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Lynn Reed-Musson, and her husband, Val; to his stepsister, Lennette |
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Williams, and her husband, Shon; and to his other relatives and many |
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friends; 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 Leonard |
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Allen Reed. |