SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 845

In Memory

of

J. D. Tippit

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas pays tribute to the life and heroism of Officer J. D. Tippit of the Dallas Police Department, who died November 22, 1963; and

WHEREAS, Officer Tippit was on patrol in Dallas when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and he responded to the all-points bulletin that followed; and

WHEREAS, He intercepted Lee Harvey Oswald on a street in Oak Cliff; while Officer Tippit was attempting to question or arrest him, Lee Harvey Oswald pulled a handgun and shot Officer Tippit; and

WHEREAS, Officer Tippit was mortally wounded; Lee Harvey Oswald was subsequently apprehended when the police were alerted to the shooting of one of their comrades; and

WHEREAS, J. D. Tippit was a brave and courageous police officer who sacrificed his life in the line of duty while serving the City of Dallas and his country; his life and loss remain vivid in the hearts of those who cared for him and in the minds of those who remember the tragic happenings of the day of his death; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd Legislature, hereby honor the memory, service, bravery, and sacrifice of Officer J. D. Tippit and extend to his widow, Mrs. Marie Tippit, sincere condolences on her loss; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for Mrs. Tippit as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dallas Police Officer J. D. Tippit.

Carona

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 2, 2011, by a rising vote.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate