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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Jacksonville lost a distinguished |
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public servant with the death of former chief of police and city |
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council member Floyd Wayne Stiefer on February 11, 2011, at the age |
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of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, Floyd Stiefer was born in Jacksonville on April 4, |
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1944, to Jewel Stiefer and Floyd B. Stiefer; he answered his |
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nation's call to duty during the Vietnam War and served as a member |
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of the U.S. Air Force; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Stiefer entered |
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law enforcement as a bailiff for Cherokee County; he joined the |
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Jacksonville Police Department as a patrolman in 1975, and over the |
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next 10 years, he held a number of positions, including dispatcher |
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and criminal investigations officer; he graduated from the FBI |
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Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in 1984 and was subsequently |
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appointed Jacksonville's chief of police; and |
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WHEREAS, A strong advocate for continuing education for |
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police officers, Chief Stiefer logged more than 3,000 hours of |
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training over the course of his career and obtained an associate's |
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degree from Tyler Junior College; moreover, in 1999, he earned the |
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highest possible rank from the Commission on Law Enforcement |
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Officer Standards and Education; known as a caring and encouraging |
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leader, he put his staff before himself and worked tirelessly to |
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benefit the department; he retired in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, Chief Stiefer was elected to |
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represent District 4 on the Jacksonville City Council, and he went |
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on to serve as mayor pro tem until 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Floyd Stiefer dedicated his life to serving his |
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hometown community, and he will be long remembered with admiration |
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and affection by all those who were privileged to know him; now, |
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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 Floyd Wayne Stiefer |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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true love, Shine Chancellor; to his mother, Jewel Stiefer; to his |
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daughter, Shannon Ellis, and her husband, James; to his |
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grandchildren, Courtney Ellis and Dustin Ellis; to his sister, |
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Charlotte Taylor, and her husband, Weldon; to his brother, Ricky |
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Stiefer, and his wife, Cynthia; to his nephews and nieces, Matt |
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Taylor and his wife Stephanie, Zach Taylor, Sara Griffin and her |
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husband, Luke, Erin Taylor, Jason Stiefer, Melanie Stiefer, and |
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Nathan Stiefer and his wife, Tamara; and to his other relatives and |
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many 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 Floyd |
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Stiefer. |
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Hopson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 789 was adopted by the House on March |
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17, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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