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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Barbara Fallon received the 2012 Shining Star Award |
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for her outstanding volunteer efforts in North Richland Hills; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of that community for the past 35 years, |
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Ms. Fallon graduated from the North Richland Hills Citizens Police |
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Academy in 1997; she then joined the Citizens Police Academy Alumni |
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Association and served on its board of directors, and in 2009, she |
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became one of the first participants in a new initiative, |
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Volunteers in Police Service; the following year, she was named |
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team leader for all VIPS tasks and duties within the police |
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department, overseeing such programs as crash reports, jail cards, |
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9-1-1 quality assurance calls, and the community resource program; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Fallon is also active in the North Richland |
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Hills Police Department patrol division, and she has volunteered |
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more than 2,000 total hours to the department; moreover, she |
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educates others in the community on police department volunteer |
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opportunities; she recently attended a Texas Citizens on Patrol |
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Association conference at which the North Richland Hills VIPS |
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program was named the top volunteer agency in the state, and the |
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program has been honored by the International Association of Chiefs |
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of Police as well; and |
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WHEREAS, The strength of our communities depends on the |
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efforts of individuals like Barbara Fallon, and the citizens of |
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North Richland Hills are fortunate indeed to count her among their |
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fellow residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Barbara |
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Fallon on her receipt of the 2012 Shining Star Award and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Fallon as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |