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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and |
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generosity of Senior Corporal Olin Randall Heifner of Garland, who |
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passed away on March 3, 2013, at the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on December 24, 1946, in Dallas, Olin Heifner |
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was the son of Sergeant Olin Arthur Heifner and Daisy Lucille |
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Sigler; he enrolled in the ROTC program while attending Thomas |
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Jefferson High School, and he later earned a bachelor's degree in |
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business administration from The University of Texas at Arlington; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After college, Mr. Heifner joined the United States |
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Navy as a junior grade lieutenant, and when his service ended, he |
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was honorably discharged as a full lieutenant and was awarded the |
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National Defense Service Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Heifner joined the Dallas Police Department in |
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1974; over the course of his career, he rose through the ranks to |
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become a detective and garnered numerous accolades, including |
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awards for lifesaving, safety, and marksmanship; after more than 28 |
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years with the force, he retired with the rank of senior corporal; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Heifner enjoyed the |
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support of his wife, Mary Elizabeth, with whom he shared nearly |
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three decades; over the years, their family grew to include a |
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daughter, Saranne, and her husband, Rick; and |
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WHEREAS, Olin Heifner was deeply devoted to his family, his |
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country, and his community, and he will forever be remembered with |
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admiration and affection; 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 memory of Senior Corporal |
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Olin Randall Heifner and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Mary Elizabeth Heifner; to his daughter, |
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Saranne Corley Ricco, and her husband, Rick; to his sister, Barbara |
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Jan Heifner, and her husband, Bill Harris; to his nephews, Bob and |
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Ted Eikenberry; to his cherished friends, Dennis and Sue Williams; |
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and to his other friends and relatives; 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 Olin |
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Randall Heifner. |
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Carter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1225 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 17, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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