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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her expert response to a difficult |
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9-1-1 call, LaKesha Hammonds of the Memorial Villages Police |
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Department has been named a 2011 Telecommunicator of the Year by the |
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Commission on State Emergency Communications; and |
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WHEREAS, The CSEC annually honors a select set of |
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professionals for their exemplary handling of a specific emergency |
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call; and |
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WHEREAS, On October 1, 2010, Ms. Hammonds took a call from a |
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mother in distress, who said that her 13-year-old daughter had run |
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away; Ms. Hammonds dispatched officers to talk to the mother, who |
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said her daughter had not been at school when she went to pick her up |
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that afternoon; and |
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WHEREAS, Through a series of subsequent calls with the mother |
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and several of the girl's friends, Ms. Hammonds learned that the |
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girl had talked about running away on a social networking site; Ms. |
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Hammonds also learned that the girl had a cell phone with her, and |
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she immediately asked the wireless provider to help locate the |
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phone; and |
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WHEREAS, The girl was eventually discovered with an adult |
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companion near the Mexican border; the two were stopped by the U.S. |
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Border Patrol and taken into custody by the Del Rio Police |
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Department, and the girl was promptly returned to her grateful |
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mother; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her sound judgment, quick thinking, and |
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persistence, LaKesha Hammonds helped ensure a positive conclusion |
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to a potentially devastating situation, and she is indeed deserving |
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of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate LaKesha Hammonds on her receipt of |
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a 2011 Telecommunicator of the Year award from the Commission on |
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State Emergency Communications and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success with her important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hammonds as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Woolley |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2368 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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