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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Joe Skipper has been presented with the Lifetime |
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Achievement Award from the Daingerfield Lions Club in recognition |
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of his many years of public service; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1951 graduate of Daingerfield High School, |
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Mr. Skipper served in the U.S. Navy for four years and earned a |
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bachelor's degree from the University of Houston; he began a |
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distinguished career in law enforcement in 1957, working with the |
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Department of Public Safety before joining the Houston Police |
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Department, where he retired after 21 years at the rank of captain |
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in 1980; he went on to win election as Morris County sheriff, |
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serving for 14 years and successfully winning approval to build a |
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new jail; he also served as a parole officer and worked in the |
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Office of the Inspector General for the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Skipper has been a leader in his community for |
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decades as a member of the Gideons, the Masons, and the Lions Club, |
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as a deacon at Daingerfield First Baptist Church, where he has been |
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a member since 1981, and as a strong supporter of the 4-H and FFA |
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youth organizations; he remains loyal to the Daingerfield Tigers |
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football, basketball, and baseball teams, and he worked as a Dixie |
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Youth Baseball coach for 21 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his endeavors, Mr. Skipper has been |
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blessed with the love and devotion of his wife of 58 years, Marie, |
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and the support of his son, Joel, and Joel's wife, Amber, his |
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daughter, Cindy, and his grandchildren, Abigail and Gus; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Skipper has demonstrated a lifetime of |
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commitment to his hometown, and his legacy of serving others and |
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working to make Daingerfield a better place continues to inspire |
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his fellow citizens; 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 Joe Skipper for receiving the |
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Lifetime Achievement Award from the Daingerfield Lions Club and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Skipper as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |