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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Lawrence E. Guerra retired from the El |
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Paso County Sheriff's Office on January 31, 2013, drawing to a close |
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a notable tenure in law enforcement that spanned more than three |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Clint High School, Larry Guerra began |
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his career in 1982 as a detention officer; in 1984, he became a |
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sheriff's deputy, and the following year he earned promotion to |
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detective; during the decade that followed, he served initially |
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with the Criminal Investigations Section and went on to prove his |
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abilities as a participant in narcotics investigations with the El |
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Paso Police Department, a wiretap investigation with the Texas |
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Department of Public Safety, and various projects for the West |
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Texas Multi-County Task Force, the Multi-Agency Financial Crimes |
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Section, and the Internal Affairs Section; moreover, he was |
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appointed as a field operations supervisor in 1990 and a special |
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weapons and tactics operator in 1993; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished professional earned the rank of |
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sergeant in 1995, and over the course of the next 11 years he |
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undertook a range of assignments that included overseeing |
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investigations with the Metro Narcotics Task Force, leading a SWAT |
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team, and working as a crisis and negotiations team leader; and |
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WHEREAS, After being promoted to lieutenant in 2006, he |
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closed out his career with a series of senior leadership positions; |
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in addition to completing several command assignments in the Patrol |
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Division, he worked extensively with the Special Operations Bureau, |
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serving as its commander in 2007 and assisting in the efforts of the |
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Metro Border Crime Initiative; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Guerra holds certifications as a master |
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jailer and a master peace officer, and he attended the DEA Drug Unit |
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Commanders Academy and the FBI National Academy; in 1995, he |
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received the prestigious Enrique Camarena Award, and he has also |
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been honored with certificates of appreciation from the DEA, the |
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FBI, and the U.S. Customs Service; and |
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WHEREAS, Larry Guerra's dedication, expertise, and |
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commitment to protecting the safety and well-being of the public |
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have greatly benefited the citizens of El Paso County, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on his many achievements as he embarks on |
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the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lieutenant Lawrence E. Guerra on |
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his retirement from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lieutenant Guerra as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |