SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 303

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize Sergeant Gary Fischer, who is retiring from the Keller Police Department after 36 years of loyal service in law enforcement; and

WHEREAS, Gary Fischer was a junior in high school and had plans to go into the military until he went to a career fair; there he selected law enforcement as his seventh choice for a career; and

WHEREAS, He was invited to become part of the North Richland Hills explorer program; he later was accepted into the department's Law Enforcement Education Program, known as "LEEP"; nine months after becoming a cadet with the program, he was offered a full-time position; and

WHEREAS, Gary transferred to the Keller Police Department in 1983, when Keller was a rural area that had fewer than 8,000 citizens; he spent the following 27 years with the department and is proud of starting the mounted patrol unit, which began in the late 1980s; and

WHEREAS, An exemplary police officer, Sergeant Fischer has handled his responsibilities with exceptional enthusiasm and dedication and he has earned the admiration and respect of his colleagues; his presence in the Keller Police Department will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd Legislature, hereby commend Sergeant Gary Fischer for his many years of hard work and contributions to the Keller Police Department and his community and extend to him best wishes in all his future endeavors; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for Sergeant Fischer as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

Davis

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on February 22, 2011.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate