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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her outstanding civic leadership, |
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evidence officer Angela Porter Burch of the Kilgore Police |
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Department received a 2012 State of Texas Law Enforcement |
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Achievement Award for Public Service; and |
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WHEREAS, Presented by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement |
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Officer Standards and Education, this prestigious award |
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acknowledges law enforcement personnel who have exemplified |
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service beyond the call of duty by implementing programs that have |
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had a positive impact on their communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Burch has demonstrated admirable dedication |
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to her department's many charitable endeavors, including its annual |
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Christmas toy, clothing, and food collection in partnership with |
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the local Lions Club and its summer reading program at the city |
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library; moreover, she initiated the department's participation in |
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the Helping Hands food drive, and she has given generously of her |
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own time to provide parents with fingerprinting records, which can |
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greatly assist in efforts to locate a missing child; she has also |
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organized volunteer teams to remove graffiti around the city and |
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conducted tours of the police department for visiting groups; and |
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WHEREAS, The people of Kilgore are fortunate to have such |
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exceptional public servants as Officer Angela Burch, whose selfless |
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commitment to the well-being of her fellow residents has helped to |
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make her community a safer and better place in which to live; 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 congratulate Officer Angela Porter Burch on her |
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receipt of a State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for |
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Public Service and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Officer Burch as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Clardy |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2787 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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