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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Sergeant Carl Thomas III of Kemp, who passed away on October 5, |
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2011, at the age of 37; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 19, 1973, in Dallas to Carl Henry |
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Thomas, Jr., and Susan Roberta Harmel Thomas, "Skip" Thomas |
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graduated from Kemp High School; he attended the North Texas |
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Regional Police Academy and then began his career with the Kaufman |
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County Sheriff's Department in 1999; he served as a detention |
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officer before becoming a peace officer in 2000, and he went on to |
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hold the position of communications officer at the Kaufman County |
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Law Enforcement Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Thomas was an outstanding deputy and an |
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integral member of the force for 11 years; consistently |
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demonstrating his love of the job, he ably trained new deputies; he |
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was also an avid golfer, and he liked to travel, ranch, and work on |
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the farm; and |
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WHEREAS, A beloved family member and respected public |
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servant, Skip Thomas departed this life far too soon, and he is |
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deeply missed by all those who were privileged to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Skip Thomas |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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parents, Carl Henry Thomas, Jr., and Susan Roberta Harmel Thomas; |
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to his sisters, Wendy Thomas and Shari Hildabrant and her husband, |
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Jake; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sergeant |
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Skip Thomas. |