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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brazos County constable Brian David Bachmann was |
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killed in the line of duty on August 13, 2012, at the age of 41, and |
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his untimely death was a tragic loss to his family and to the |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, Brian Bachmann was born in North Dakota on November |
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29, 1970, to Bradley and Carmen Bachmann; certified as a peace |
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officer in 1992, he joined the Brazos County Sheriff's Office the |
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following year as a detention and booking deputy; he later served as |
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a drill instructor at the county's boot camp before becoming a |
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patrol deputy in 1995; in that role, he started the field training |
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program and helped write its manual; and |
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WHEREAS, Constable Bachmann served as part of the Brazos |
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Valley Narcotics Task Force from 1998 to 2003, during which time he |
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twice won the national Enrique Camarena Award for his exceptional |
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efforts to stop drug trafficking; he returned to the sheriff's |
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office in 2005 and was subsequently named Officer of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to continuing education, Constable |
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Bachmann completed thousands of hours of training and earned a |
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master peace officer certification; he was elected constable of |
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Precinct 1 in Brazos County in 2010; throughout his years of |
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service, he was known for his professionalism and humble nature, as |
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well as for his efforts to help those in need, and many believed |
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that he would eventually be elected sheriff; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Constable Bachmann treasured his wife, |
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Donna, with whom he shared 19 years, and he took great pride in his |
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children, Sam, Amanda, Bradley, and Caitlyn, and his grandson, |
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Samuel; and |
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WHEREAS, This courageous Texan exemplified the highest |
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standards of his profession, and he will long be remembered with |
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great admiration and affection by all those who were privileged to |
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know him; now, 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 Brian David Bachmann |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Donna Bachmann; to his parents, Bradley and Carmen Bachmann; |
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to his children, Sam Ellis, Amanda Marolyne, Bradley Colby, and |
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Caitlyn Ashley Bachmann; to his grandson, Samuel Bachmann; to his |
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brother, James Eric Bachmann; to his sister, Rebecca Yvette Davis, |
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and her husband, Lawrence Davis II; and to his other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, Th |
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at 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 Constable |
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Brian Bachmann. |
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Kacal |
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Raney |
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Kolkhorst |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1156 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 10, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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