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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Officer Justin B. Graham and Corporal Paul D. Ware |
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of the Amarillo Police Department have been awarded the 2010 State |
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of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for Valor from the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; and |
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WHEREAS, On May 15, 2010, Officer Graham and Corporal Ware |
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had just completed their respective shifts when they each heard the |
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call for any available units to respond to an apartment complex |
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fire; arriving at the scene, the two officers learned that a |
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67-year-old woman was trapped inside her apartment; and |
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WHEREAS, Acting quickly and decisively, the officers crawled |
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into the burning apartment and found the woman trapped between her |
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couch and a wall; unable to free her at first, Corporal Ware |
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ultimately was able to turn the couch over, enabling Officer Graham |
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to pull the woman free and extinguish the flames in her hair; and |
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WHEREAS, For their courageous service on that day, the two |
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officers were presented with the Amarillo Police Department's Medal |
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of Valor, which has been awarded to only 10 other officers in the |
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history of the department; and |
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WHEREAS, Faced with a desperate situation, Officer Graham and |
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Corporal Ware placed themselves directly in harm's way to attempt |
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to save the life of another person, and their selfless heroism and |
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determination to help a fellow Texan in need make them truly |
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deserving of this special recognition; 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 Corporal Paul D. Ware and Officer |
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Justin B. Graham on their receipt of the 2010 State of Texas Law |
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Enforcement Achievement Award for Valor and extend to them sincere |
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appreciation for their steadfast bravery and unwavering dedication |
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to duty; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Officer Graham and Corporal Ware as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Price |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2786 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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