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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Atascosa County sheriff Wright Thomas Williams |
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retired on December 31, 2012, concluding a distinguished law |
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enforcement career that spanned four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Poteet High School in 1954 and |
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serving in the United States Army, Tommy Williams followed his |
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father into the agricultural industry and began work as a peanut |
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buyer; he was elected as Atascosa County sheriff in 1972, and he was |
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subsequently reelected to nine additional terms in office; at the |
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time of his retirement, he was one of the longest-serving county |
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sheriffs in the history of the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, This respected public servant traces his family's |
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roots in the area back to 1856, before Atascosa County was founded; |
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in his choice of a career path, he followed in the footsteps of two |
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of his forebears: William Norwood Gates, who served as the county's |
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sheriff during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and Leroy Polk |
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Williams, who held the office in the 1870s; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Sheriff Williams has |
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enjoyed the support of his wife, Sandra Mathews; together they have |
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a daughter, Amber, who has added to the family's tradition of |
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service in her role as an Atascosa County deputy sheriff; and |
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WHEREAS, Tommy Williams has devoted his professional life to |
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assisting and safeguarding area citizens, and he may indeed take |
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justifiable pride in his longstanding record of achievement; 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 honor Wright Thomas Williams for his outstanding |
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tenure as the sheriff of Atascosa County and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for a happy and rewarding retirement; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Sheriff Williams as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |