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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Dallas firefighter William Scott Tanksley, who died in |
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the line of duty on February 10, 2014, at the age of 40; and |
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WHEREAS, A 15-year veteran of the Dallas Fire-Rescue |
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Department, Mr. Tanksley worked at Station 12; he was killed while |
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assisting a motorist at the scene of an accident, and in recognition |
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of his sacrifice, his family was presented with a posthumous Star of |
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Texas Award from Governor Rick Perry in September 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, Scott Tanksley was born in Dallas on November 1, |
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1973, to Robert Wayne and Juanita Gayle Tanksley; he was a star |
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baseball player at Kemp High School, and he declined a draft offer |
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from the Baltimore Orioles in order to attend Mississippi State |
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University, where he made the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 1995 and |
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served as a relief pitcher for the MSU Bulldogs baseball team; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tanksley's skill on the pitcher's mound won him |
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recognition as a Mizuno freshman All-American in 1993; he was the |
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last freshman in the school's history to throw a complete-game |
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shutout, and he continues to rank in MSU's all-time top 10 in seven |
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statistical categories; in 1995, he was drafted by the Minnesota |
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Twins, and he played in the team's minor league system for three |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1998, Mr. Tanksley married Wendi Prine, and they |
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shared 16 rewarding years together; he was the devoted father of |
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three, Laynee, Levi, and Lynlee Grace, and he delighted in the time |
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he spent with his children, sharing his love of hunting; and |
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WHEREAS, A brave first responder who was always willing to |
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help others, Scott Tanksley served his community with great |
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dedication, and he leaves behind a legacy that will forever be |
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treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William Scott |
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Tanksley and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Wendi Tanksley; to his children, Laynee, Levi, |
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and Lynlee Grace Tanksley; to his parents, Wayne and Nita Tanksley; |
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to his sisters, Nicki Tanksley and Christi Lively and her husband, |
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Chris; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 William |
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Scott Tanksley. |